Charles S. Hartman

Charles S. Hartman (1896)

Charles Sampson Hartman (born March 1, 1861 in Monticello , White County , Indiana , †  August 3, 1929 in Great Falls , Montana ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1899 he represented the state of Montana in the US House of Representatives , from 1913 to 1922 he was the American envoy to Ecuador .

Early years

Charles Hartman attended public schools in his home country and then Wabash College in Crawfordsville . In 1882 he moved to Bozeman , where he studied law. After his admission as a lawyer in 1884, he began to work in his new profession in this city. From 1884 to 1886, Hartman also served as a probate judge in Gallatin County .

Political career

Charles Hartman initially became a member of the Republican Party . In 1889 he attended the Montana Constituent Assembly. In 1896 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Louis , where William McKinley was nominated as a presidential candidate. Between March 4, 1893 and March 3, 1899 he represented his state as a member of Congress as the successor to William W. Dixon . In 1898 he decided not to run again.

After serving in Congress, Hartman returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1900 he switched to the Democratic Party . In the same year he was a delegate to their federal party conference in Kansas City . In 1910, Hartman applied unsuccessfully for re-entry into the House of Representatives.

Envoy to Ecuador and further curriculum vitae

In July 1913, Hartman was named US envoy to Ecuador by President Woodrow Wilson . He held this office until May 14, 1922. After returning to Montana, he continued his legal practice. In 1927 he moved to Fort Benton . There he was since March 3, 1927 a judge of the Twelfth Legal District of Montana. Charles Hartman held this office until his death on August 3, 1929.

Web links

• Charles S. Hartman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles S. Hartman in the database of Find a Grave (English)