C. E. McIntosh explained

C. E. McIntosh
Birth Date:13 April 1838
Birth Place:Goderich, Upper Canada
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Mary E. Conklin
Party:Democrat

Charles Eduard McIntosh (April 13, 1838 – July 26, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a Union Army soldier.

Biography

McIntosh was born on April 13, 1838, in Goderich, Upper Canada.[1] He moved to what is now New Berlin, Wisconsin, in 1840 before attending the University of Notre Dame. During the American Civil War, he served with the Union Army. On October 11, 1864, McIntosh married Mary E. Conklin.[2] They had six children. McIntosh moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1866 and to Florence, Wisconsin, in 1881.

On June 12, 1884, McIntosh was arrested for shooting Sheriff James E. Readmon in Florence.[3] [4] He moved to Iron Mountain, Michigan in September 1884.[5] The 1910 census listed him as an inmate at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Waupaca, Wisconsin.[6] He died in 1915 and is buried at Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King, Wisconsin.

Political career

McIntosh was a member of the Assembly during the 1869, 1870 and 1871 sessions.[7] After he was defeated in the 1871 election, he was arrested for assaulting the local judge in charge of election returns, Samuel Ryan, Jr.[8] Later, he became District Attorney of Florence County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.

Notes and References

  1. Book: THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Madison, Wis.. 1870. 9th. 368. 2015-09-28.
  2. Web site: C. E. McINTOSH. Florence County Gen Web Project. 2015-09-28.
  3. News: A Bloody Ending . Green Bay Press Gazette. June 12, 1884. 3. Newspapers.com. July 30, 2016 .
  4. News: Shooting Affray . Green Bay Weekly Gazette. June 14, 1884. 4. Newspapers.com. July 30, 2016 .
  5. News: C. E. McIntosh . Green Bay Weekly Gazette. September 4, 1884. 3. Newspapers.com. July 30, 2016 .
  6. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP2R-DV2 : 20 October 2015), Charles Mcintosh, Farmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,756.
  7. Web site: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007. Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. 159. 2015-09-28.
  8. News: State Items: The Appleton Times. Janesville Daily Gazette. November 10, 1871. 4. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2015 .