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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsGinery TWICHELL
(1811-1883)
TWICHELL, Ginery, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Athol, Mass., August 26,
1811; attended the common schools; proprietor of several stagecoach
lines; in 1848 engaged in railroading; president of the Boston
& Worcester Railway in 1857; delegate to the Republican
National Convention in 1864; elected as a Republican to the
Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses (March 4,
1867-March 3, 1873); was not a candidate for renomination in 1872;
president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
1870-1874; president of the Boston, Barre & Gardner Railroad
Co. 1873-1878; died in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., July 23,
1883; interment in the Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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