Charles H. Upton

Charles Horace Upton (born August 23, 1812 in Salem , Massachusetts , †  June 17, 1877 in Geneva , Switzerland ) was an American politician . In 1861 and 1862 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Upton attended the public schools of his home country and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick , Maine , in 1834 . In 1836 he moved to Falls Church , Virginia, where he worked in agriculture. He also dealt with literary matters. In his new home he also held a number of local offices. In the run-up to the civil war , he committed himself to the Union.

In 1861, Upton was elected as a unionist in a special election in the seventh constituency of Virginia in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on May 23, 1861. However, the circumstances of the election were controversial. On February 27, 1862, Congress invalidated them. So Upton had to give up his mandate again. His time in Congress was marked by the events of the Civil War.

In 1863, Charles Upton was appointed American consul in Geneva by President Abraham Lincoln . He held this post until his death on June 17, 1877. He was buried in the Congress Cemetery in Washington.

Web links

• Charles H. Upton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles H. Upton in the database of Find a Grave (English)