Charles H. Winfield

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Charles Henry Winfield (born April 22, 1822 in Crawford , New York , † June 10, 1888 in Walden , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1863 and 1867 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Henry Winfield was born in Crawford about seven and a half years after the end of the British-American War . He completed his preliminary studies. Then he studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and then began practicing in Goshen . Between 1850 and 1856 was a district attorney in Orange County . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1862 for the 38th Congress , Winfield was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of New York , where he succeeded John B. Steele on March 4, 1863 . After a successful re-election he resigned in 1866 to run again and was eliminated from the after March 3, 1867 Congress of.

After his time at Congress he went back to his practice as a lawyer. He died in Walden on June 10, 1888 and was buried in Wallkill Valley Cemetery .

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SURNAME Winfield, Charles H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winfield, Charles Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Crawford , New York
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1888
Place of death Walden , New York