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.
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.