George Rex Andrews
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Preceded byOrlando Kellogg
Succeeded byJohn H. Boyd
BornSeptember 21, 1808
DiedDecember 5, 1873 (aged 65)
George Rex Andrews | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Orlando Kellogg |
| Succeeded by | John H. Boyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1808 |
| Died | December 5, 1873 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery (Oshkosh) |
| Party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Albany Law School |
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George Rex Andrews (September 21, 1808 – December 5, 1873) was a U.S. representative from New York.
Born in Ticonderoga, New York, Andrews attended the common schools and was graduated from the Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced the practice of law in Ticonderoga.[1]
Career
Andrews was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.[2]
After his single term in Congress, Andrews abandoned politics and the legal profession altogether and moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1852 and engaged in the timber and lumber business until his death.
