George Brayton (February 8, 1772 – March 7, 1837
Westernville,
Oneida County, New York
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) was an American politician from
New York
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Life
He was the son of Assemblyman
Isaac Brayton and Cynthia (Whipple) Brayton (b. 1746). On October 5, 1800, he married Sarah Swan (1777–1841).
George Brayton was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
(Oneida Co.) in
1804–05,
1806
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The French Republican Calendar is abolished.
** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon.
* January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...
,
1807
Events
January–March
* January 7 – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland issues an Order in Council prohibiting British ships from trading with France or its allies.
* January 20 – The Sierra Leone Company, faced with b ...
.
In 1812, he was appointed Postmaster of Westernville. In 1814, he was appointed an associate judge of the Oneida County Court. He was again a member of the State Assembly (Oneida Co.) in
1818
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire.
** Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' is published anonymously in London.
* January 2 – ...
.
He was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(5th D.) from 1825 to 1826, sitting in the
48th and
49th New York State Legislatures. He resigned his seat on April 18, 1826, the last day of that year's regular session of the Legislature.
In 1828, he was one of the original incorporators of the
Black River Canal
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Company.
He was buried at the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Westernville.
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 126, 139, 178ff, 193 and 261; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''Laws of the State of New York''(1828; pg. 85f)
''Brayton Family History''by Clifford Ross Brayton (Vol. 2; pg. 57f)
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1772 births
1837 deaths
People from Westernville, New York
New York (state) state senators
Members of the New York State Assembly
New York (state) Democratic-Republicans
New York (state) postmasters
New York (state) state court judges