George M. Brink

George M. Brink (March 19, 1848 – June 6, 1905) was an American politician from Kingston, New York.

Life

Brink was born in Kingston, New York on March 19, 1848. He was the son of Adam Brink.

In 1863, during the American Civil War, Brink enlisted in the 80th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a musician. After the War, he returned to Kingston and became a cigar maker. In 1875, he opened his own store and became a tobacco and cigar dealer.

In 1890, Brink was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Ulster County, 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1891 and 1892.{{Cite book|last=Lloyd|first=Will L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5THmWKSAlucC|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1892|location=Albany|pages=107–108|language=en}}

In 1894 and 1895, Brink was an excise commissioner of Kingston and alms commissioner for the Ninth Ward. In 1898 and 1899, he was supervisor for the Third department of Kingston. In 1898, he was appointed postmaster by President McKinley. He was in the National Guard for 14 years, serving as a lieutenant.

Brink married Ida E. Houghtaling in 1872. They had four daughters, Grace, Edna T., Mary M. V., and Ida T. He was a freemason, a Knight of Pythias, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and commander of the Pratt Post, the Grand Army of the Republic. He was connected with the Kingston Fire Department since 1866.{{Cite book|url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89061899985|title=Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County, New York, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families.|publisher=J. H. Beers & Co.|year=1896|location=Chicago|pages=467|hdl=2027/wu.89061899985}}

Brink hung himself in his barn on June 6, 1905.{{Cite news|date=7 June 1905|title=City Shocked By Brink's Suicide|work=The Kingston Daily Freeman|url=https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=kingstondaily19050607.2.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------}} He was buried in Wiltwyck Cemetery.

References

External links

[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#164.54.54 The Political Graveyard]
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77009733/george-m-brink George M. Brink] at Find a Grave

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| title = New York State Assembly
Ulster County, 1st District

| years = 1891-1892

| before = James H. Everett

| after = Jacob Rice (New York politician)

}}

Category:1848 births

Category:1905 suicides

Category:Suicides by hanging in New York (state)

Category:Politicians from Kingston, New York

Category:People of New York (state) in the American Civil War

Category:Union army soldiers