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George Bliss

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Born: January 1, 1813

Birthplace: Jericho, Vermont

Father: Timothy Bliss 1769 – 1843
(Buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Jericho, Vermont)​

Mother: Anne Campbell 1759 – 1843
(Buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Jericho, Vermont)​

Wife: Sarah Jane Fish 1829 – 1903
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Children:

Florence Bliss Naylor 1857 – 1924​
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​
George Bliss 1859 – 1908​
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​
Charles Fish Bliss 1862 – 1927​
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​
Leon Bliss 1863 – 1919​
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​
Junius Taft Bliss 1866 – 1930​
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:


Attended Granville College​

Occupation before War:

1841 – 1850: Attorney in Akron, Ohio​
1850 – 1853: Judge of 8th​ Judicial District of Ohio​
1853 – 1855: United States Congressman from Ohio​
1855 – 1863: Attorney in Wooster, Ohio​
1858: Principal Counsel in Oberlin Wellington Rescue Case​

Civil War Career:

1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from Ohio​
1863 – 1865: Missed 619 of 1,207 Roll Call Votes in U.S. Congress​
1863 – 1865: Member of U.S. House Judiciary Committee​
1864: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection as U.S. Congressman​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1868: Attorney in Wooster, Ohio​
1866: Ohio Delegate to Union National Convention​

Died:
October 24, 1868

Place of Death: Wooster, Ohio

Age at time of Death: 55 years old

Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio
 
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He ran for office in Ohio's 18th district after his office of District Judge of the 8th District was eliminated due to a State Constitutional reform. During the war he represented the 14th district.
 
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