George Bliss
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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