Charles B. Benedict

Charles B. Benedict

Charles Brewster Benedict (born February 7, 1828 in Attica , Wyoming County , New York , †  October 3, 1901 ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1879 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Benedict attended his homeland public schools and Oberlin College in Ohio . He then worked as a teacher and in agriculture. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1856, he began to work in this profession in Attica. Between 1854 and 1860 he also served as justice of the peace. From 1859 Benedict also worked in the banking industry. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1869 to 1871 and again between 1873 and 1875 he was a member of the Wyoming County County Council. At times he also chaired this body. In 1875 he was a member of the state executive committee of his party.

In the congressional election of 1876 , Benedict was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 31st Congressional District of New York , where he succeeded George Gilbert Hoskins on March 4, 1877 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1878, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1879 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Charles Benedict returned to banking. He was one of the founders of the First National Bank in Moorhead ( Minnesota ). There he also cultivated larger agricultural areas. He died on October 3, 1901 in his birthplace Attica, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Charles B. Benedict in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Gilbert Hoskins	United States House of Representatives for New York (31st constituency) March 4, 1877–3. March 1879	Richard Crowley