Charles Ruggles Boardman

Charles Ruggles Boardman (October 28, 1860 – April 6, 1950) was an adjutant general of Wisconsin.

From Volume III (1930) of History of the Fox River Valley, Lake Winnebago, and the Green Bay Region

Early life

Boardman was born in Empire, Wisconsin on October 28, 1860,[1][2][3] the son of Colonel Napoleon Boardman (1825–1899) and Mary Louise Tallmadge Boardman.[4] Boardman's grandfather was Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, who served as a United States Senator from New York and the Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Boardman graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 1878, and completed his bachelor of arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1884.

Civilian career

He began working as a journalist at the Oshkosh Northwestern.[1][2] He remained with the paper until his 1940 retirement, and worked successively as city editor, business manager, and vice president, in addition to serving on the board of directors. Boardman was also president of the Globe Printing Company, president of the Wisconsin National Life Insurance Company, and a director of the German National Bank.

Military career

Boardman joined the Wisconsin National Guard in 1880, enlisting as a private in the company known as the Fond du Lac Guards. He was soon commissioned as a lieutenant, and he served in the battalion of students led General King until 1882.

Boardman was adjutant general of Wisconsin from 1897 to 1913.[2] During World War I, he served overseas with the rank of Brigadier General with the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Boardman died in 1950.[1]

References
  1. "General Boardman, Former Badger Guard Chief, Dies". Janesville Daily Gazette. April 6, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved December 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Goodbye to the Guard Bidden by Boardman". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. July 17, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved December 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Boardman, Charles Ruggles 1860 - 1950". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  4. "Funeral of Col. Boardman". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. December 26, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved December 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.


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