Charles St. John

Charles St. John

Charles St. John (born October 8, 1818 in Mount Hope , New York , † July 6, 1891 in Port Jervis , New York) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1875 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles St. John was born in Mount Hope approximately three and a half years after the end of the British-American War . He attended community schools, the Goshen Academy and the Newburgh Academy. He then worked in the logging industry on the Delaware River , but also pursued commercial and banking operations in Port Jervis. He worked as the Internal Revenue Collector and later as President of Barrett Bridge Co. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1870 for the 42nd Congress , St. John was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of New York , where he succeeded Charles Van Wyck on March 4, 1871 . In 1872 he ran in the twelfth constituency of New York for the 43rd Congress . After a successful re-election, he succeeded John H. Ketcham on March 4, 1873 . He retired from the after March 3, 1875 Congress of.

After his time at the Congress he went back to his previous business activities. He died on July 6, 1891 in Port Jervis and was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery .

Web links

• Charles St. John in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles St. John in the database of Find a Grave (English)