Member Biography

Frederick H. Braggins 

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Sessions Office Position District Party
1876       47 Republican

COUNTIES: Mercer, Lawrence  


Biography

01/25/1841 - 03/24/1915


Frederick H. Braggins (R47) Lawrence and Mercer Counties 1876

Early Life:

Frederick H. Braggins Born January 25, 1841, Mercer County; son of Thomas and Eliza Braggins; Phi Gamma Delta, Allegheny College, 1864; married Mary Elizabeth Wightman Braggins, 1864, children, Frederick W. Braggins, Richard Realf Braggins; editor, Merscer Dispatch, 1870; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1876; government clerk, Cleveland, 1900; died, March 24, 1915 (aged 74), Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; interment, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 47th district, Lawrence and Mercer Counties, 1876.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B"Wilkes University Election Statistics ProjectWilkes University.

Frederick H. Braggins (1841-1915) - Find a Grave Memorial