Charles E. Winter

Charles E. Winter (1923)

Charles Edwin Winter (born September 13, 1870 in Muscatine , Iowa , † April 22, 1948 in Casper , Wyoming ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1929 he represented the state of Wyoming in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Charles Winter attended his home public schools and Iowa Wesleyan University . He then continued his education until 1892 at Nebraska Wesleyan University . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1895, he began working in his new profession in Omaha , Nebraska . In 1902 he moved to Wyoming.

Winter became a member of the Republican Party . In June 1908 he took part as a delegate at their Republican National Convention in Chicago , where William Howard Taft was nominated as a presidential candidate. Between 1913 and 1919, Charles Winter was a judge in the 6th Judicial District of Wyoming. In 1919 he resigned from this position and worked as a lawyer in his new hometown of Casper.

Winter in the US Congress

In the 1922 congressional elections, Winter was elected to succeed Franklin Wheeler Mondell in the US House of Representatives. There he represented Wyoming between March 4, 1923 and March 3, 1929 for three legislative terms. In 1928 he declined to run again. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate .

Charles Winter was Attorney General in Puerto Rico in 1932 and 1933 . According to his biography at the US Congress, Winter also served there as acting governor. However, this information is not confirmed in the current lists of governors and the National Governors Association . His name is not listed there. After serving as Attorney General, Winter practiced as a lawyer again. He died in 1948.

Web links

• Charles E. Winter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles E. Winter in the database of Find a Grave (English)