Marriott Henry Brosius

Marriott Henry Brosius was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Marriott Brosius was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended Thomas Bakers Academy in Colerain Township. During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company K, Ninetyseventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in October 1861, for three years, and reenlisted May 1864. He was honorably discharged in December 1864. On February 28, 1865, was commissioned a second lieutenant for bravery on the field of battle. After the war he attended the State Normal School at Millersville, Pennsylvania, and the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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