Alexander Brush

Alexander Brush
Portrait of Alexander Brush
Mayor of Buffalo
In office 1870–1873, 1880–1881
Preceded by	William Findlay Rogers, Solomon Scheu
Succeeded by	Lewis P. Dayton, Grover Cleveland
Personal details
Born	February 8, 1824 Brushland, New York
Died	June 1, 1892 (aged 68) at sea
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	married twice; Lucinda Bucklin and Sarah A. Leonard
Children	no children
[1]

Alexander Brush (1824–1892) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1870–1873 and 1880–1881. He was born on February 8, 1824 at Brushland, New York. In 1848, he moved to Buffalo and opened a brick making business. In April 1863, he married Lucinda Bucklin of Titusville, Pennsylvania; she died within the year and he remarried in 1866 to Mrs. Sarah A. Leonard, (née Warner) of South Wales, New York.^[2]

Brush first served as Alderman for the third Ward in 1861 and reelected to that position until becoming street commissioner. He was elected mayor November 2, 1869, as the Republican candidate. He was re-elected in a special election held in February 1872 During his term the cornerstone was laid for the County and City Hall, which was not completed until early in 1876. At the end of his second term, he declined to be a candidate for re-election. In 1879, six years after retiring from public office, on November 4, 1879, he was once again elected mayor and served until 1881.^[2]

He died while traveling across the ocean to Europe on June 1, 1892. His body was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery.^[2]

References

1. Rizzo, Michael (2005). Through The Mayors' Eyes. Lulu. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-4116-3757-3.
2. "Alexander Brush". Through The Mayor's Eyes, The Only Complete History of the Mayor's of Buffalo, New York, Compiled by Michael Rizzo. The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union. 2009-05-27.