Charles Billinghurst

{{infobox officeholder

|name=Charles Billinghurst

|image=Charles Billinghurst (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg

|state=Wisconsin

|district={{ushr|WI|3|3rd}}

|term_start=March 4, 1855

|term_end=March 3, 1859

|predecessor=John B. Macy

|successor=Charles H. Larrabee

|office2=Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

|term2=1848

|birth_date={{birth date|1818|7|27}}

|birth_place=Brighton, Franklin County, New York, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1865|8|18|1818|7|27}}

|death_place=Juneau, Wisconsin, U.S.

|resting_place=Juneau Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin, U.S.

|party=Republican

|otherparty=Opposition
Democratic

|spouse={{marriage|Hannah Barber|1853}}

|children=2

|father=William Billinghurst

|profession=Politician, lawyer

}}

Charles Billinghurst (July 27, 1818 – August 18, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859, representing the 3rd congressional district of Wisconsin as a member of both the Opposition Party and the Republican Party.{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000464|title=BILLINGHURST, Charles|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=July 9, 2007}}{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/charles_billinghurst/401447|title=Rep. Charles Billinghurst|publisher=GovTrack|access-date=June 10, 2023}}

Early life and education

Billinghurst was born in Brighton, New York on July 27, 1818 to William Billinghurst.{{cite book|last=Hubbell|first=Homer Bishop|year=1913|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0y5IAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Charles+Billinghurst%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA185|title=Dodge County, Washington, Past and Present|volume=1|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|pages=185, 186}} He attended common schools and studied law.

Career

Billinghurst was admitted to the bar in 1847; he commenced practiced in Rochester, New York. That same year, Billinghurst moved to Juneau, Wisconsin, where he continued practicing law.

Billinghurst was elected to the 1st Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848.

Billinghurst edited and published the Juneau Burr Oak from 1853 to 1854.{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS5444|title=Billinghurst, Charles 1818 - 1865|date=8 August 2017 |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|access-date=June 10, 2023}}

Billinghurst was elected a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852.

Billinghurst was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent the 3rd congressional district of Wisconsin, defeating incumbent Democrat John B. Macy in the general collection.

Billinghurst's time in office began on March 4, 1855 and concluded on March 3, 1859. He served in the 34th United States Congress as a member of the Opposition Party and the 35th United States Congress as a member of the Republican Party.

Billinghurst was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1858 to the 36th United States Congress, being defeated by Democrat Charles H. Larrabee in the general election. Following his tenure in Congress, Billinghurst resumed practicing law in Juneau, Wisconsin until his death there in 1865.

Personal life and death

In 1853, Billinghurst married Hannah Barber, with whom he had two children.

Billinghurst died at the age of 47 in Juneau, Wisconsin on August 18, 1865. He was interred in Juneau Cemetery.{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bilandic-billinghurst.html|title=Bilandic to Billinghurst|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=June 10, 2023}}

References

External links

[https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000464 Official page] at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/charles_billinghurst/401447 Profile] from GovTrack
[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bilandic-billinghurst.html Charles Billinghurst] at The Political Graveyard
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27218672/charles-billinghurst Charles Billinghurst] at Find a Grave

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