George A. Bagley

George Augustus Bagley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 22nd district
In office
March 4, 1875  March 3, 1879
Preceded by Ellis H. Roberts
Succeeded by Warner Miller
Personal details
Born July 22, 1826 (1826-07-22)
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
Died May 12, 1915 (1915-05-13) (aged 88)
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
Citizenship  United States
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Sabine Pauline Bagley
Children

George Bagley Ambrose C. Bagley

Pauline Sabine Bagley

Madeleine Bagley
Profession

lawyer

iron manufacturer

George Augustus Bagley (July 22, 1826 May 12, 1915) was an Americanpolitician and a United States Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Watertown, Jefferson County,Bagley received an academic training, studied law, was admitted to the bar in New York in 1847 and commenced practice in Watertown. He married Sabine Pauline and they had five children, one of whom died in infancy. The four surviving children were George, Ambrose C., Pauline Sabine, and Madeleine.[1]

Career

Bagley continued the practice of his profession in Watertown until his retirement in 1853 to engage in the manufacture of iron. He was president of the village of Watertown in 1866, and town supervisor from 1865 to 1868.

Elected as a Republican, Bagley was U.S. Representative for the twenty-second district of New York to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses. He was in office from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879.[2] He resumed the manufacture of iron and in 1915.

Death

Bagley died in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, on May 12, 1915 (age 88 years, 294 days). He is interred at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York.[3]

References

  1. "George A. Bagley". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. "George A. Bagley". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. "George A. Bagley". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ellis H. Roberts
Representative of the 22nd Congressional District of New York
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Succeeded by
Warner Miller
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