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George Rex Andrews (September 21, 1808 – December 5, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Ticonderoga, New York, Andrews attended the common schools and was graduated from the Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced the practice of law in Ticonderoga.

Career

Andrews was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

After his single term in Congress, Andrews abandoned politics and the legal profession altogether and moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1852 and engaged in the timber and lumber business until his death.

Death

Anderson died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on December 5, 1873,(age 65 years, 72 days). He is interred at Riverside Cemetery in Oshkosh.

References

1. "George R. Andrews". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
2. "George R. Andrews". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
3. "George R. Andrews". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "George Rex Andrews (id: A000245)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• 1808 births
• 1873 deaths
• Albany Law School alumni
• Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
• 19th-century New York (state) politicians
• People from Ticonderoga, New York
• Burials at Riverside Cemetery (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives