Frederick W. Bruggerhof | |
Office: | Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District |
Term Start: | 1875 |
Term End: | 1877[1] |
Predecessor: | Galen A. Carter |
Successor: | Oliver Hoyt |
Office2: | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Darien |
Term Start2: | 1874 |
Term End2: | 1875 |
Birth Date: | 15 October 1830[2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Prussia |
Death Date: | [4] |
Restingplace: | Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien, Connecticut |
Residence: | Darien, Connecticut |
Occupation: | seedsman |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Cordelia E. Andreas |
Children: | Edward Everett Bruggerhof |
Frederick W. Bruggerhof (October 15, 1830 – March 8, 1920) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Darien in 1874, and a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1875 to 1877.
He was born on October 15, 1830, in Prussia. He spent his early years in the United States in St Louis.[3]
He was the President of James M. Thorburn & Company in New York City, a seed company.[3] He was known as the "grand old man of the seed world."[4]
He was a member of the Electoral College in 1884 and cast his vote for Grover Cleveland.[3]