George Fries

George Fries
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byWilliam C. McCauslen
Succeeded byJoseph Cable
Personal details
Born1799 (1799)
Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 13, 1866(1866-11-13) (aged 66–67)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Resting placeCatholic Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

George Fries (1799 – November 13, 1866) was a physician and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1845 to 1849.

Life and career

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Born in Pennsylvania in 1799, Fries attended the common schools. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Hanoverton, Ohio, in 1833.

Congress

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Fries was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1845–March 3, 1849). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1848.

Fries subsequently moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and resumed the practice of medicine. He served as the treasurer of Hamilton County, Ohio from 1860-1862 during the first years of the American Civil War before retiring from public service.

Death

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He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 13, 1866, and was interred in the Catholic Cemetery.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "George Fries (id: F000386)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th congressional district

March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1849
Succeeded by

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