House 1889-90 (District 17); Senate 1891-94 (District 17)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Nicollet
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/17/1849
Birth Place:
Pittsfield, Illinois
Birth County:
Pike
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/29/1930
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Chas. R., C.R.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Peter
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer/Former Mercantile Business
EDUCATION
LeSueur County Common Schools, Minnesota; At Least Elementary School; Also by Private Tutor
Business College, St. Paul; Postsecondary; Graduate, 1867
Studied Law; Office of Honorable Alfred Wallin; Admitted to the Bar, March 6, 1872
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Minnesota National Guard, Company I (Captain);
18?? to 188?
Municipal Government:
St. Peter, Minnesota (City Clerk);
1878 to 1898
[Elected]
Municipal Attorney:
St. Peter, Minnesota (City Attorney);
1878 to 1898
County Attorney:
Nicollet County, Minnesota;
1879 to 1889
[Elected]
County Attorney:
Nicollet County, Minnesota;
1901 to 1903
U.S. Representative:
3rd Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1903 to 03/03/1925
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Emma Haven (married in 1874)
Children:
Two children: Isabel H., and Russell
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to St. Peter, Minnesota in the spring of 1854, with his father.
He ran unsuccessfully for the nomination for the United States House of Representatives in the 2nd Minnesota Congressional District in 1892.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the United States House of Representatives in 1924.