Ohio Biographies



George Fries


George Fries, a Representative from Ohio; born in Pennsylvania in 1799; attended the common schools; studied medicine and commenced practice in Hanoverton, Ohio, in 1833; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1849); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1848; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and resumed the practice of medicine; treasurer of Hamilton County 1860-1862; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 13, 1866; interment in the Catholic Cemetery.

 

From Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

 


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