The Henry Bristow School: The Man

Congressman Henry Bristow of 400 Sixth Ave. had many titles in his lifetime and this 0721 1896 Brooklyn Eagle article is about his Police Justice appointment. The article has a brief biography of the local Brooklyn Republican politician's life as of 1896.

The Brooklyn Public Library's current online archive only extends to 1902. His obituary notice probably has more information about him and his connection to PS 39. Contact this website if you have a copy of his obituary.
Information about Henry Bristow can be found at the
Biographical Directory the United States Congress: reprinted here:

BRISTOW, Henry, a Representative from New York; born in St. Michael, Azores Islands, June 5, 1840; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, N.Y.; attended public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1896; served as a private in Company B, Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, from April 26, 1861, to June 3, 1861; appointed city magistrate in 1896; member of the board of education of Brooklyn 1880-1889; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress; appointed public administrator of Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1904 and served until his death in that city October 11, 1906.
The internment of Henry Bristow and the Bristow family is at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn at
lot 19908 (Henry Bristow) location 148 (Bristow Family) 2006 marks the 100th anniversary of his death.