Alexander Brush
Scotland-born American politician (1824–1892)
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Alexander Brush (February 8, 1824 – June 1, 1892) was a Scottish Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1870–1873 and 1880–1881.[1]
Alexander Brush | |
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Portrait of Brush, ca. 1870 | |
| 30th and 34th Mayor of Buffalo, New York | |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon Scheu |
| Succeeded by | Grover Cleveland |
| In office 1870–1873 | |
| Preceded by | William Findlay Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Lewis P. Dayton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1824 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | June 1, 1892 (aged 68) At sea |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouses | Lucinda Bucklin
(m. 1862; died 1862)Sarah Warner Leonard
(m. 1866–1892) |
Early life
He was born on February 8, 1824, in the small hamlet of Brushland, town of Bovina, Delaware County, New York.[2] The Brush family was of Scottish ancestry.
Career
In 1844, he moved to Buffalo and opened a brick making business.[3]
Brush first served as Alderman for the third Ward in 1861 and reelected to that position until becoming street commissioner. He was elected mayor November 2, 1869, as the Republican candidate, defeating Thomas Clark.[4] He was re-elected in a special election held in February 1872.[3]
During his term the cornerstone was laid for the County and City Hall, which was not completed until early in 1876. At the end of his second term, he declined to be a candidate for re-election. In 1879, six years after retiring from public office, on November 4, 1879, he was once again elected mayor and served until 1881.[3]
Personal life
In April 1862, he married Lucinda Bucklin (1840–1862) of Titusville, Pennsylvania; she died within the year and he remarried in 1866 to Mrs. Sarah A. (née Warner) Leonard (1835–1902) of South Wales, New York.[3]
He died while traveling across the ocean to Europe on June 1, 1892. His body was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery.[3]