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Charles H. Brush
House 1889-90 (District 44)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Becker, Clay, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/27/1838
Birth Place:
Ottawa, Illinois
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1910
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Campbell
Occupation (when first elected):
Stock Raising, Heavy Draught Horses; Breeder, Imported Percheron Horses/Dairying/Former Lawyer
EDUCATION
Academic Education; At Least Elementary School;
Studied Law; 1861; Admitted to the Bar, 1868
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
53rd Illinois Infantry (United States Civil War; Enlisted as a Private, Promoted to Sergeant Major, Adjutant, Major, and Lieutenant Colonel);
186? to 186?
Military:
17th Army Corps, 4th Division (United States Civil War; Acting Adjutant General, Carolina Campaign; Brevetted Colonel for Meritorious Services);
186? to 186?
County Board/Commissioner:
Park Region Fair Association, Minnesota (President);
1884 to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Elected:
11/6/1888
Residence:
Campbell
Term of Office:
1/7/1889 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/8/1889
Counties Represented:
Becker, Clay, Wilkin
Occupation:
Stock Raising, Heavy Draught Horses; Breeder, Imported Percheron Horses/Dairying/Former Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Drainage Special
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Grain and Warehouse (Chair)
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Military Affairs
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Normal Schools
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Reapportionment Special