Christopher C. Upson

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Christopher Columbus Upson

Christopher Columbus Upson (born October 17, 1829 in Syracuse , New York , †  February 8, 1902 in San Antonio , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1883 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Christopher Upson attended the common schools and the Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1851, he began to work in Syracuse in this profession. In 1854 he moved his office and residence to San Antonio. During the civil war he served in the army of the Confederation , in which he rose to the rank of colonel. In the meantime, he served in 1862 in what would later become the state of Arizona as a Confederate judge. After the war, Upson began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

After the death of MP Gustav Schleicher , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the sixth seat in Texas , where he took up his new mandate on April 15, 1879. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1883 . In 1882 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Christopher Upson practiced as a lawyer in San Antonio, where he died on February 8, 1902.

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SURNAME Upson, Christopher C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Upson, Christopher Columbus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Syracuse , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1902
Place of death San Antonio , Texas