PHILIP BURRILL LOW

Low, Philip Burrill (1836-1912), a Representative from New York; born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., May 6, 1836; attended the public schools and was graduated from high school; during the Civil War volunteered and was appointed acting ensign in the United States Navy and served in the North Atlantic Squadron during 1862 and 1863; resigned and engaged in commercial pursuits in Boston, Mass., until 1865, when he moved to New York City; identified with the shipping and maritime interests; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fify-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress; continued his activities in maritime pursuits in New York City until his death there on August 23, 1912; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Parents: Francis Low, Reliance (Burrill?)
Spouse: Jennie [Low] b. abt 1842 New York (died btw 1910 and 1910)

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell