George Fries
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Life and career
Born in Pennsylvania in 1799, Fries attended the common schools. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Hanoverton, Ohio, in 1833.
Congress
Fries was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1845–March 3, 1849). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1848.
Fries subsequently moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and resumed the practice of medicine. He served as the treasurer of Hamilton County, Ohio from 1860-1862 during the first years of the American Civil War before retiring from public service.
Death
He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 13, 1866, and was interred in the Catholic Cemetery.
Sources
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- 1799 births
- 1866 deaths
- People from Hanoverton, Ohio
- Politicians from Cincinnati
- Physicians from Ohio
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives