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1 Early life and education  





2 Political career  



2.1  Later career  







3 Death and burial  





4 References  














Mark S. Brewer






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Mark S. Brewer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byEdwin B. Winans
Succeeded byByron G. Stout
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byGeorge H. Durand
Succeeded byOliver L. Spaulding
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 1, 1873 – January 1, 1875
Preceded byHomer G. Barber
Succeeded byCharles V. Babcock
Personal details
Born

Mark Spencer Brewer


(1837-10-22)October 22, 1837
Addison Township, Michigan
DiedMarch 18, 1901(1901-03-18) (aged 63)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Professionlawyer

Mark Spencer Brewer (October 22, 1837 – March 18, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. stateofMichigan who served four terms over two different stints in Congress between 1877 and 1891.

Early life and education[edit]

Brewer was born in Addison Township, Michigan, and attended the rural schools and Romeo and Oxford Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Pontiac. He was city attorney of Pontiac in 1866 and 1867 and circuit court commissioner for Oakland County 1866-1869. He was a member of the Michigan State Senate from the 20th District 1873-1874.

Political career[edit]

Brewer was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th District for the 45th and 46th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881.

He was appointed consul general to Berlin on June 30, 1881, by U.S. President James A. Garfield and served from August 29, 1881, until June 7, 1885.

He was again elected to the U.S. House for the 50th and 51st Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890 and resumed the practice of law in Pontiac.

Later career[edit]

He was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention and was appointed a member of the United States Civil Service Commission by President William McKinley January 18, 1898, and served until his death in Washington, D.C.

Death and burial[edit]

He is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, in Pontiac, Michigan.

References[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

George H. Durand

United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan
1877–1881
Succeeded by

Oliver L. Spaulding

Preceded by

Edwin B. Winans

United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan
1887–1891
Succeeded by

Byron G. Stout


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