House 1967-72 (District 21A); House 1973-74 (District 19B)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Anoka, Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/1/1931
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/20/1992
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Chuck, Charlie
City of Residence (when first elected):
Anoka
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Anoka High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1949
University of Minnesota; B.A.; Economics
William Mitchell College of Law; LL.B.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Anoka, Minnesota (City Charter Commission);
19?? to 19??
State Public Defender/Office:
Anoka County, Minnesota (Public Defender);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Army (Korean War);
195? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota (Appointed by Governors Wendell Anderson, Rudy Perpich, and Al Quie; Governor Quie Appointed Him Chair, 1979);
1975 to 1982
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Tax Study Commission;
1983 to 198?
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, Minnesota (Appointed by Governor Arne Carlson, Chair);
01/1991 to 02/20/1992
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ethelyn "Sis" (she died in 1973); Widower; Diane Johnson (remarried after he left office)
Children:
Five children: Charlie Jr., Thomas "Tom (he was chief counsel for the Metropolitan Transit Commission), and Andrew "Andy" (sons); Nancy and Susan "Sue" (daughters) Two stepchildren: David Johnson and Derrick Johnson (stepsons, after he left office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
John L. Weaver
- Brother
Charlie Weaver, Jr.
- Son
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Republican Party. (Minneapolis Star, May 15, 1974)
He was the chief author of the Metropolitan Fiscal Disparities Act in 1971.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Senate in the 1962 election.
He was the seventh born of eight children.
He died form cancer at home in Anoka, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka, Minnesota. He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Anoka, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.