Award
Medal of Honor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5545537 · wikidata
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George W. Brush
1842-10-04 – 1927-11-18
Life & Legacy
George Washington Brush (October 4, 1842 – November 18, 1927) was an American soldier, dentist, physician and politician. He served as a captain of a black company in the 34th Infantry Regiment U.S. Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. After the war he became first a dentist and then a physician. He was elected to the New York State Assembly and then the State Senate. As chairman of the Senate Health Committee he helped establish the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Saranac Lake.
Occupation & Career
politician, dentist, physician
Education
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Medal of Honor
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Medal of Honor
Education & Institutions
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5545537 — wikidata View source
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