Francis Brill
Francis Brill (October 1, 1836 – March 25, 1913) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life
Brill was born on October 1, 1836 in Jersey City, New Jersey,[1] the son of John Brill.[2]
Brill attended Anthon's Grammar School of Columbia College in New York City as well as the academy in Newark. He was drafted during the American Civil War but sent a substitute. He served as School Commissioner of Newark's 12th ward from 1861 to 1862. He later moved to Mattituck, New York. A seed grower and farmer, he wrote an agricultural work called "Farm Gardening and Seed Growing." In 1876, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing Suffolk County. He served in the Assembly in 1877.[1]
Brill moved to Riverhead in 1881,[3] followed by Hempstead in 1886.[4] He had a seed farm in Mattituck and had a national reputation for his specialty of cauliflower and cabbage. He had his headquarters in Riverhead until he moved to Hempstead, where he established a wholesale seed business. He also served as town clerk of Hempstead for three years.[5]
In 1857, Brill married Ann E. McDonald.[2] Their children were A. Walter, Mrs. John S. Nichols, Mrs. Louis F. Huleu, Libbie, and Mrs. Walter Badger.[5]
Brill died at the Hempstead Sanitorium from intestinal trouble on March 25, 1913.[5]
References
- ^ a b McBride, Alexander (1877). The Evening Journal Almanac, 1877. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 146 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28S-BPBY : Tue Oct 01 19:41:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Francis Brill and John Brill, 31 Dec 1857.
- ^ "Ex-Assemblyman Francis Brill". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 42, no. 61. Brooklyn, N.Y. 3 March 1881. p. 4 – via Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Newsstand.
- ^ "Hon. Francis Brill". South Side Signal. Vol. 18, no. 907. Babylon, N.Y. 27 November 1886. p. 2 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- ^ a b c "Francis Brill". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 73, no. 83 (Last ed.). New York, N.Y. 25 March 1913. p. 3 – via Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Newsstand.
