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Mark S. Brewer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin B. Winans |
| Succeeded by | Byron G. Stout |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Durand |
| Succeeded by | Oliver L. Spaulding |
| Member of theMichigan Senate from the20th district | |
| In office January 1, 1873 – January 1, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Homer G. Barber |
| Succeeded by | Charles V. Babcock |
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| Born | Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-10-22)October 22, 1837 |
| Died | March 18, 1901(1901-03-18) (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | lawyer |
Mark Spencer Brewer (October 22, 1837 – March 18, 1901) was an American lawyer andpolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan who served four terms over two different stints in Congress between 1877 and 1891.
Brewer was born inAddison Township, Michigan, and attended the rural schools and Romeo and Oxford Academies. He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1864 and commenced practice inPontiac. He was city attorney of Pontiac in 1866 and 1867 and circuit court commissioner forOakland County 1866-1869. He was a member of theMichigan State Senate from the20th District 1873-1874.
Brewer was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives fromMichigan's 6th District for the45th and46th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881.
He was appointed consul general toBerlin on June 30, 1881, byU.S. PresidentJames A. Garfield and served from August 29, 1881, until June 7, 1885.
He was again elected to the U.S. House for the50th and51st Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890 and resumed the practice of law in Pontiac.
He was a delegate to the1896 Republican National Convention and was appointed a member of theUnited States Civil Service Commission by PresidentWilliam McKinley January 18, 1898, and served until his death inWashington, D.C.
He is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, in Pontiac, Michigan.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1877–1881 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1887–1891 | Succeeded by |
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