Charles Phillips (Wisconsin politician, born 1824) explained

Charles H. Phillips
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:23rd
Term:January 1, 1879
Predecessor:William W. Reed
Successor:Joseph Bray Bennett
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Jefferson 2nd
Term Start1:January 3, 1876
Term End1:January 7, 1878
Predecessor1:Austin Kellogg
Successor1:John Dwight Bullock
Term Start2:January 3, 1870
Term End2:January 2, 1871
Predecessor2:Sylvester J. Conklin
Successor2:William Lawrence Hoskins
Party:Republican
Birth Date:21 February 1824
Birth Place:Westmoreland, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Lake Mills, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Rock Lake Cemetery,

Charles Henry Phillips (February 21, 1824January 1, 1879) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Jefferson County, and was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, but died before the start of the legislative session.

Biography

Phillips was born Charles Henry Phillips on February 21, 1824, in Westmoreland, New York.[1] He moved to Lake Mills, Wisconsin, in 1849. Phillips was a farmer and livestock dealer. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 1870, 1876, and 1877 sessions, running on the Republican Party ticket.[1]

He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in the 1878 general election, but died on January 1, 1879, technically the first day of his term, but before the start of the legislative session.[2] [3]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1869)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 2, 1869

Wisconsin Assembly (1875, 1876)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 2, 1875| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 7, 1876

Wisconsin Senate (1878)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 5, 1878

Notes and References

  1. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1879 . State of Wisconsin . Warner . Hans B. . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1879/reference/wi.wibluebk1879.i0021.pdf . Biographical Sketches . 483 . February 21, 2022 .
  2. 'Collection of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, volume IX, Wisconsin Historical Society, 1909, Biographical Sketch of Charles Phillips, pg. 428
  3. News: Death of Senator Chas. H. Phillips . . January 2, 1879 . 1 . February 21, 2022 . .