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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Francis B. Spinola |
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New York, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
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March 19, 1821
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| Died | April 14, 1891
(70 years)
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| Contributor | RMF |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | SPINOLA, Francis Barretto, a Representative from New York; born at Stony Brook, Long Island, N.Y., March 19, 1821; attended Quaker Hill Academy in Dutchess County; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in Brooklyn, N.Y.; elected alderman of the second ward in Brooklyn in 1846 and 1847; reelected in 1849 and served for four years; member of the State assembly in 1855; served in the State senate 1858-1861; delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston in 1860; harbor commissioner; during the Civil War was appointed brigadier general of Volunteers October 2, 1862; honorably discharged from the service in August 1865; engaged in the insurance business and banking; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first, and Fifty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until his death in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1891; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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