Charles Brown (Wisconsin politician)

Charles Brown (June 24, 1828 - ?) was an American farmer from Brookfield Center, Wisconsin, who served a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Waukesha County during the 1872 term (the 25th Wisconsin Legislature).[1]

Background

Brown was born in Bristol, New Hampshire on June 24, 1828. He received a public school education, and became a farmer. He came to Wisconsin in 1856, and settled in Waukesha County.

Political office

He was elected in 1871 for the 2nd Waukesha County Assembly district (the Towns of Delafield, Brookfield, Lisbon, Menomonee, Merton, Oconomowoc and Pewaukee) as a Republican, with 1342 votes to 1036 votes for Democrat C. M. Smith. He was assigned to the standing committees on state affairs and town and county organization.[2]

Identity

This Charles Brown cannot be the same as the Charles E. Brown who served in the 3rd (1845) session of the 4th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly in 1845, representing an unspecified portion of a House of Representatives district which included the present-day Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties.

References
  1. State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), p. 32.
  2. Turner, A. J., ed. The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference - 1872 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1872; pp. 385, 459, 463, 469


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