Martin Brimmer II | |
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 Portrait bySarah Wyman Whitmanc. 1896 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate from the3rd Suffolk district | |
| In office January 6, 1864 – January 4, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Francis E. Parker |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from the6th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 5, 1859 – January 2, 1861 Serving with Thornton K. Lothrop (1859) | |
| Preceded by | John Albion Andrew George P. Clapp |
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| Born | December 9, 1829 |
| Died | January 14, 1896(1896-01-14) (aged 66) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
Martin Brimmer (December 9, 1829 – January 14, 1896) was an American politician and first president of theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston.[1]
Martin Brimmer was born in Boston on December 9, 1829, the son ofMartin Brimmer,Mayor of Boston.[2] He started his studies at Harvard University and graduated in 1849.
He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861 and theMassachusetts State Senate in 1864. He was apresidential elector in theUS election of 1876. He also served on the Citizens' Relief Committee following theGreat Boston Fire of 1872.[3]
He died in Boston on January 14, 1896.[3]
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