George O. Brastow Explained

George Oliver Brastow
Office:Member of the
Massachusetts Governor's Council
Sixth Councilor District
Term Start:1874
Term End:1876
Term Start2:January 1, 1872
Term End2:January 5, 1874
Predecessor2:Board of Selectmen
Successor2:William H. Furber
Term Start3:1869
Term End3:1869
Predecessor3:Robert C. Pitman
Successor3:Horace H. Coolidge
Term Start4:1868
Term End4:1868
Office5:Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Second Middlesex District
Term Start5:1867
Term End5:1869
Successor5:James Pierce
Office6:Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
First Middlesex District
Term Start6:1866
Term End6:1867
Predecessor6:Francis Childs
Office7:Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
County of Middlesex
Term Start7:1854
Term End7:1854
Office8:Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Term Start8:1867
Term End8:1867
Office9:Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Term Start9:1845
Term End9:1845
Office11:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Third Middlesex District
Term Start11:1862
Term End11:1862
Predecessor11:Columbus Taylor
Successor11:Chester Guild
Office12:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Town of Somerville District
Term Start12:1849
Term End12:1851
Predecessor12:Edward L. Stevens
Successor12:Edward C. Purdy
Office13:Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee
Birth Date:September 8, 1811
Birth Place:Wrentham, Massachusetts
Death Date:November 20, 1878 (aged 67)
Nationality:American
Rank:Major
Commands:Company I – Somerville Light Infantry – Company B 5th Regiment

George Oliver Brastow (September 8, 1811 – November 20, 1878) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate, as a member of the Governor's Council, and as the first Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Military service

Before the American Civil War Brastow was the Captain of Company I of the Somerville Light Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Brastow commanded the company, for the three months at the beginning of the Civil War, that Company I was federalized and reconstituted as Company B of the 5th Regiment. Brastow and his regiment fought at the First Battle of Bull Run.

In 1862 Brastow was commissioned a paymaster with the rank of Major.

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