Charles A. Barlow

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Charles A. Barlow, 1914

Charles Averill Barlow (born March 17, 1858 in Cleveland , Ohio , †  October 3, 1927 in Bakersfield , California ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1899 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Barlow attended public schools in his home country. In 1875 he moved to Ventura , California. Since 1889 he lived in San Luis Obispo County . Barlow was a farmer and businessman. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Populist Party . He was a member of the California State Assembly in 1892 and 1893 .

In the 1896 congressional election , Barlow was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of California , where he succeeded James McLachlan on March 4, 1897 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1898, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1899 . These were shaped by the events of the Spanish-American War . Barlow later became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1912 and 1920 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . He died on October 3, 1927 in Bakersfield, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • Charles A. Barlow in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Barlow, Charles A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barlow, Charles Averill (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1927
Place of death Bakersfield , California