Robert G. Bremner
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Robert Gunn Bremner was an American
Democratic Party
politician who represented New Jersey
's 7th congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1913 to 1914.
, Caithness
, Scotland
on December 17, 1874, and later immigrated with his parents to Canada
, where he attended public schools. He moved to the United States, where he was a carpenter, electrician and newspaper reporter. He served with the Second Regiment of the New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War
and was a newspaper publisher.
Bremner was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1913, until his death on February 5, 1914, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was interred in Laurel Grove Memorial Park
in Totowa, New Jersey
.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician who represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's 7th congressional district
New Jersey's 7th congressional district
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Leonard Lance.In the 2008 election, Mike Ferguson did not seek another term. Linda Stender won the Democratic nomination unopposed, while Republican primary voters chose State Senator Leonard Lance in a field of...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1913 to 1914.
Biography
Bremner was born in ReissReiss
Reiss may refer to:* Reiss * Reiss , fashion brand* Reiss, Scotland...
, Caithness
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on December 17, 1874, and later immigrated with his parents to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where he attended public schools. He moved to the United States, where he was a carpenter, electrician and newspaper reporter. He served with the Second Regiment of the New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
and was a newspaper publisher.
Bremner was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1913, until his death on February 5, 1914, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was interred in Laurel Grove Memorial Park
Laurel Grove Memorial Park
Laurel Grove Memorial Park is a cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey, United States.-Notable interments:* Robert G. Bremner , Representative from New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1913-1914....
in Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 9,892.Totowa was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township and Wayne...
.
External links
- Robert Gunn Bremner at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...
- Robert Gunn Bremner at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...