Henry Colvin Brewster (September 7, 1845 – January 29, 1928) was an American politician and a

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from

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Early life

Born in

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, Brewster was the son of Simon Latham and Editha Chloe Colvin Brewster. He attended the public schools, and married Alice Elizabeth Chapin on October 5, 1876.

Career

A clerk in the Traders' National Bank in 1863, Brewster was employed as cashier from 1868 to 1894, then president from 1907 to 1917, and chairman of the board from 1917 to 1923. Brewster served as vice president of the New York State League of Republican Clubs; president of the Monroe County League; and as president of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce in 1893 and 1902. He was one of the organizers of the New York State Bankers' Association, and served as vice president in 1894 and president in 1899. Elected as a

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to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, Brewster was United States Representative for the thirty-first district of New York from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1899. He served as chairman of the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic during the Fifty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. Brewster was vice president of the National League of Republican Clubs in 1897, then resumed banking and other business activities. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900, and retired in 1923. When the

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was organized on July 1, 1902, the fourteen directors included individuals such as Brewster,

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, George Crocker,

Mortimer H. Wagar Mortimer Hartwell Wagar (1857 – December 23, 1926) was an American banker and businessperson. Wagar was a member of the Consolidated Exchange for 33 years. He was president from 1900 until 1903. He retired from the exchange in June 1923, at whi ...

, and

Perry Belmont Perry Belmont (December 28, 1851 – May 25, 1947) was an American politician and diplomat. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 to 1888. Early life and education Belmont was born on December 28, 1851, in New York C ...

Death

Died in

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, on January 29, 1928 (age 82 years, 144 days). He was

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in Mount Hope Cemetery,

References

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