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Draft:Benjamin F. Bruton

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Benjamin F. Bruton, sometimes Brutton (died October 29, 1873), was an American businessman and state legislator in Georgia. In 1868 he represented the 8th District.[1] He served as president of the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad.[2] He died of yellow fever in Bainbridge on October 29, 1873.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Senate, Georgia General Assembly (August 20, 1868). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Poor, Henry Varnum (August 20, 1872). "Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1872-73: Showing Their Mileage, Stocks, Bonds, Cost, Traffic, Earnings, Expenses, and Organizations : with a Sketch of Their Rise, Progress, Influence, Etc. : Together with an Appendix, Containing a Full Analysis of the Debts of the Several States". H.V. & H.W Poor – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Rogers, William Warren (2000). ""Death has Been Busily at Work": Yellow Fever at Bainbridge in 1873". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 84 (3): 417. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40584339.
  4. ^ "Death of Ex-Senator B. F. Bruton". The Atlanta Constitution. 1873-10-30. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-31.