Mason Brayman

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Mason Brayman
Mason Brayman
7th Governor of Idaho Territory
In office
1876 – 1878
Preceded by David P. Thompson
Succeeded by John Baldwin Neil
Born May 23, 1813
Flag of New York Buffalo, New York
Died February 27, 1895 (aged 81)
Flag of Missouri Kansas City, Missouri
Political party Republican
Profession military officer, attorney, politician

Mason Brayman (May 23, 1813 – February 27, 1895) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and the Governor of the Idaho Territory from 1876 to 1878.

Brayman was born in Buffalo, New York. During the early part of the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment before being promoted to command of a brigade of infantry.

He died in Kansas City, Missouri, where he is buried.

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