George M. Chilcott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1828
Place of Birth: Cassville, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 06-Mar-1891
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About George M. Chilcott
- George Miles Chilcott (January 2, 1828 – March 6, 1891) was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Colorado, and a United States Senator from the State of Colorado. He was born near Cassville, Pennsylvania.
- In 1844, moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Iowa.
- There he studied medicine for a short time, until 1850, but adopted the life of a farmer and stock raiser.
- He became sheriff of Jefferson County in 1853. He moved to the Territory of Nebraska in 1856.
- He was elected a member of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature from Burt County in 1856.
- He left the Nebraska legislature in 1859 when he moved to the Territory of Colorado. In Colorado, he was a member of the constitutional convention and of the territorial legislature during the first two sessions, 1861-1862.
- He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1863.
- Between 1863 and 1867, he was register of the United States Land Office for the Colorado district. In 1865, he was elected to the U.S.
- House of Representatives, but was not admitted.
- In 1866, he was again elected, and served a term as a Republican Delegate to the Fortieth Congress.
- Later, he joined the Territorial council for two years, between 1872 and 1874. Colorado was admitted as a state in 1876, and he became a member of the Colorado House of Representatives in 1878.
- On April 11, 1882, was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry M.
- Teller, thus becoming part of the Forty-seventh Congress as a Republican.
- The term expired in 1883, and after serving the short year he retired from public service. He died in St.
- Louis, Missouri on March 6, 1891.
- He was laid to rest in Masonic Cemetery, Pueblo, Colorado.
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.03714. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH826- 1427 A <P&P>[P&P]
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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| Alternative names | Levin C. Handy | ||
| Description | American photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 August 1855 | 26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932 | |
| Location of birth/death | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | |
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.03714. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH826- 1427 A <P&P>[P&P]
License: PD-Brady-Handy
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