George Rex Andrews


George Rex Andrews was a United States [House of Representatives|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 Admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1836 and commenced the practice of law in Ticonderoga.

Career

Andrews was elected as a Whig to the 31st [United States Congress|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,. He is interred at Riverside Cemetery in Oshkosh.