. Leslie's history of the greater New York . uring the last term was(hairman of the Eailway Commit-tee. He represented the TwentiethNew York District in Congress forthree terms, having been elected in1880, 1884. and 1880. He was adelegate to the Eepublicau Na-tional Conventions of 1880,1884,and 1888. He was married in England,Aj)ril 7, 1S44, and has a son, George West, Jr., and a daughter. ). W. Mabee. The son and son-in-law are associated with in the paper business. Mr. West was born in Bradnich, Devon-shire, England, February 17, 1823. He early entered a paper milland mastered
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . uring the last term was(hairman of the Eailway Commit-tee. He represented the TwentiethNew York District in Congress forthree terms, having been elected in1880, 1884. and 1880. He was adelegate to the Eepublicau Na-tional Conventions of 1880,1884,and 1888. He was married in England,Aj)ril 7, 1S44, and has a son, George West, Jr., and a daughter. ). W. Mabee. The son and son-in-law are associated with in the paper business. Mr. West was born in Bradnich, Devon-shire, England, February 17, 1823. He early entered a paper milland mastered all the branches of the business, including the man-ufacture of writing paper and colored papers. At eighteen 3-earsof age he held a foremanship. Coming to the United States in1849, he worked in paper mills in New Jersey and Massachusetts,and in 1850 produced the first water-mark writing paper manufac-tured in the United States. In 1858 he became part proprietor of amill at Cummingtou, Mass., was very successful in its management, ?»«-fe-. (iEORGE WEST. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK BIOGRAPHY. 54:5 and, advautayeously disposing- of bis interest, established liimself as apaper manufacturer in Saratoga County, New York. Here be con-stantly extended bis operations. BRUGGErtHOF, FIJEDEIIICK WILLIAM, President of J. & Company, since taking up bis residence in Darien, Conn.,bas been active in public life as a Democrat in Connecticut. In 1874be was elected to tbe Connecticut House of Representatives, beingthe first Democrat elected from tbe town of Darien in about twentyyears. In IST.) be was elected to the State Senate and tbe following-year was re-elected. He was a member of tbe Electoral College in1884, having been elected a Presidential Elector-at-large. He is amember of the Manhattan and Hardware clubs of New York, tbeStamford Yacht, and the Wee Burn Golf clubs. B(Un in Barmen,Prussia, October 15,1830, he is the son of Peter Abraham Bruggerhofand Marie Budde, bis ancestor
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