Charles G. Conn

Charles G. Conn

Charles Gerard Conn (born January 29, 1844 in Phelps , Ontario County , New York , †  January 5, 1931 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1851, Charles Conn came to Elkhart , Indiana, with his parents , where he attended public schools. During the civil war he served in the Union army . There he played in a regimental band until 1862; after that he was a sniper. He was wounded in the process and was taken prisoner of war, from which he was only released at the end of the war. Then he worked in the food and bakery trades. Since 1877 he also made musical instruments for bands.

Politically, Conn was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1880 and 1883 he served as the mayor of Elkhart. In 1889 he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives; the following year he founded the newspaper "Elkhart Daily Truth". In the 1892 congressional election , Conn was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Benjamin F. Shively on March 4, 1893 . Since he refused to run again in 1894, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1895 . During his time in the federal capital he was temporarily the owner of the newspaper "Washington Times", which has no relation to today's " Washington Times ".

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Charles Conn returned to working as a manufacturer of musical instruments. He retired in 1916, which he spent in Los Angeles. He died there on January 5, 1931.

Web links

• Charles G. Conn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles G. Conn in the database of Find a Grave (English)