Henry Bristow

Henry Bristow (June 5, 1840 – October 11, 1906) was a Portuguese-born Republican U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in São Miguel Island, Azores, Bristow immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, New York.

He served as a private in Company B, Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, from April 26, 1861, to June 3, 1861, and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1896.

He was appointed public administrator of Brooklyn, New York, in 1904 and served until his death in that city October 11, 1906.

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