{{short description|American politician (1818–1880)}} {{for|the Minnesota politician|John B. Brisbin}} {{infobox officeholder |name=John Brisbin |image=John Brisbin PA.jpeg |state=Pennsylvania |district={{ushr|PA|11|11th}} |term_start=January 15, 1851 |term_end=March 3, 1851 |predecessor=Chester P. Butler |successor=Henry Mills Fuller |birth_date={{birth date|1818|7|13}} |birth_place=Sherburne, New York, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1880|2|3|1818|7|13}} |death_place=Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |resting_place=Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey, U.S. |party=Democratic |spouse={{marriage|Adelia Malvina Remsen|1841}} |profession=Politician, lawyer, educator }} '''John Brisbin''' (July 13, 1818 – February 3, 1880) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator who briefly served in the United States House of Representatives in 1851, representing the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a Democrat in the 31st United States Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000841|title=BRISBIN, John|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=November 8, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/john_brisbin/401798|title=Rep. John Brisbin|publisher=GovTrack|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Brisbin was born in Sherburne, New York, on July 13, 1818. He taught school and studied law.
==Career== Brisbin was admitted to the bar; he commenced practice in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania around the year 1843.
Brisbin was elected as a Democrat to the 31st United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of incumbent Chester P. Butler. He served from January 15, 1851, to March 3, 1851, representing the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania.
Brisbin served as president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company from 1863 to 1867. Additionally, he served as a member of the board of managers and general counsel from 1867 to his death in 1880.
==Personal life and death== Brisbin married Adelia Malvina Remsen in 1841.
Brisbin died at the age of 61 in Newark, New Jersey, on February 3, 1880. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, located in Hillside, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html|title=Brighams to Britto|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=November 8, 2006}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000841 Official page] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' *[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/john_brisbin/401798 Profile] from GovTrack *[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html John Brisbin] at The Political Graveyard *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11924520/john-brisbin John Brisbin] at Find a Grave {{Bioguide}}
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