Charles Billinghurst

Charles Billinghurst (July 27, 1818 – August 18, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[1]

Charles Billinghurst
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1855  March 3, 1859
Preceded byJohn B. Macy
Succeeded byCharles H. Larrabee
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1848
Personal details
BornJuly 27, 1818
Brighton, New York
DiedAugust 18, 1865(1865-08-18) (aged 47)
Juneau, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican, Opposition, Democrat

Born in Brighton, New York, Billinghurst attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Rochester, New York. He moved to Wisconsin the same year and settled in Juneau, Wisconsin, where he continued to practice law.

Billinghurst was elected as a member of the first Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848. He was elected a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852.

Billinghurst was elected as an Opposition Party representative from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district to the Thirty-fourth Congress, defeating incumbent Democrat John B. Macy; and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress, being defeated by Democrat Charles H. Larrabee.

He resumed the practice of law in Juneau, Wisconsin, where he died August 18, 1865. He was interred in Juneau Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Charles Billinghurst (id: B000464)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Charles Billinghurst at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John B. Macy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

March 4, 1855  March 3, 1859
Succeeded by
Charles H. Larrabee


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