Charles C. Ellsworth

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Charles C. Ellsworth

Charles Clinton Ellsworth (born January 29, 1824 in West Berkshire , Vermont , †  June 25, 1899 in Greenville , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1879 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Ellsworth attended the public schools of his home country and then the Brigham Academy in Bakersfield . He then taught for a winter as a teacher in Vermont before moving to Howell , Michigan, where he also initially worked as a teacher. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1848, he began to work in Howell in his new profession. In 1849 he was a district attorney in Livingston County . In 1851 Ellsworth moved to Greenville, where he was elected mayor. In 1853 he became a district attorney in Montcalm County . At the same time he began a political career. From 1852 to 1854 he was an MP in the Michigan House of Representatives . During the Civil War in 1862 he was Major Paymaster in the Union Army .

Ellsworth was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1876 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Nathan B. Bradley on March 4, 1877 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1878, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1879 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Ellsworth withdrew from politics. In the following years he worked again as a lawyer. He died in Greenville on June 25, 1899.

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SURNAME Ellsworth, Charles C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ellsworth, Charles Clinton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH West Berkshire , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1899
Place of death Greenville , Michigan