Charles W. Davis (politician)

Charles Wesley Davis (January 5, 1827 in Castleton, Vermont[1] – June 8, 1912) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. He moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1860, where he became a lumberman and manufacturer.[2]

For Medal of Honor recipient, see Charles W. Davis.

Career

Davis was elected to the Senate in 1894. Additionally, he was Mayor of Oshkosh and Chairman of the Winnebago County, Wisconsin Board. He was a Republican. He served as president of the New German American bank in Oshkosh from 1892 to January 11, 1907, when he resigned, stating that man eighty years of age out to resign.[3]

Davis died in his home in Oshkosh from heart disease at the age of 85.[2]

References
  1. Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1895. p. 668. Retrieved 2015-05-10. Henry Putnam+Wisconsin+Senate+biography.
  2. "Former Oshkosh Mayor Dead", The Watertown News (June 14, 1912), p. 7.
  3. "C. W. Davis Is Dead; Passing Of Pioneer", The Oshkosh Northwestern (June 8, 1912), p. 1.
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