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Martin Brimmer (1829–1896)

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Martin Brimmer II
Portrait by Sarah Wyman Whitman c. 1896
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 3rd Suffolk district
In office
January 6, 1864 – January 4, 1865
Preceded byPeter Harvey
Succeeded byFrancis E. Parker
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 6th Suffolk district
In office
January 5, 1859 – January 2, 1861
Serving with Thornton K. Lothrop (1859)
Preceded byJohn Albion Andrew
George P. Clapp
Personal details
BornDecember 9, 1829
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 14, 1896(1896-01-14) (aged 66)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican

Martin Brimmer (December 9, 1829 – January 14, 1896) was an American politician and first president of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[1]

Early life

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Martin Brimmer was born in Boston on December 9, 1829, the son of Martin Brimmer, Mayor of Boston.[2] He started his studies at Harvard University and graduated in 1849.

Career

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He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1859-1861 and the Massachusetts State Senate in 1864. He was a presidential elector in the US election of 1876. He also served on the Citizens' Relief Committee following the Great Boston fire of 1872.[3]

He died in Boston on January 14, 1896.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dictionary of Art Historians". arthistorians.info/. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Eliot, Samuel (April 1896). "Memoir of Martin Brimmer". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. X: 587. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary Record: Martin Brimmer". The New York Times. January 16, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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