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George Bliss (November 16, 1793 – April 19, 1873) was an American politician and served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and President of the Massachusetts Senate. Bliss was the eldest son of Hon. George Bliss, by his first wife, Hannah, daughter of Dr. John Clark, of Lebanon, Conn, was born in Springfield, Mass., November 16, 1793. He graduated from Yale College in 1812. Upon graduation he entered his father's law office as a pupil, and on being admitted to practice, in September 1815, established himself in Monson, Mass., where he remained for 7 years. He then returned to Springfield, entering into partnership with Jonathan Dwight, Jr., whose daughter Mary he married in April 1825. In 1827 he entered public life as a member of the House of Representatives of Mass., and was re-elected in 1828, 1829 and 1853, serving in the last instance as Speaker; he was also chosen a member (and President) of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1835. Among many public enterprises which occupied his attention, the chief was his bringing the Western Railroad, between Worcester and Albany, to a successful completion. On retiring from the Presidency of this road, in 1846, he visited Europe, and after his return became interested in other railroad schemes, chiefly at the West, in conducting which he gained an enviable reputation. In May 1860, he withdrew from all active business. Bliss died in Springfield, April 19, 1873, in his 80th year. His wife died a few years before him. Of their three children, one died in infancy, and a son and daughter survived him. ==External links== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Bliss (Massachusetts politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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