Charles Sholes

Charles C. Sholes
8th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 10, 1855 – January 9, 1856
Preceded byFrederick W. Horn
Succeeded byWilliam H. Hull
3rd Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin
In office
April 1852 – April 1856
Preceded byDavid C. Gaskill
Succeeded byVolney Hughes
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 10, 1866 – October 5, 1867
Preceded byAnthony Van Wyck
Succeeded byAnthony Van Wyck
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Kenosha 1st district
In office
January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856
Preceded bySamuel Hale, Jr.
Succeeded byHenry Johnson
Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Brown County
In office
November 6, 1837 – December 7, 1840
Personal details
Born
Charles Clark Sholes

(1816-01-08)January 8, 1816
Norwich, Connecticut
DiedOctober 5, 1867(1867-10-05) (aged 51)
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Resting placeGreen Ridge Cemetery
Kenosha, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Political partyNational Union (1866-1867)
Republican (1850s)
Liberty Party (1843-1848)
Democratic (before 1843)
SpouseSarah Elizabeth McKinney (died 1895)
ChildrenFrank
(b. 1848; died 1850)
Edward
(b. 1849; died 1907)
Winnie L.
(b. 1851; died 1866)
Charles
(b. 1855; died 1856)
Harry
(b. 1856; died 1877)
Madge
(b. 1861; died 1877)
William O.
(b. 1862; died 1941)
Mary Jane (Berger)
(b. 1864; died 1899)
Susy
(b. 1867; died 1868)
Parents
  • Orrin Sholes (father)
  • Catherine (Cook) Sholes (mother)
RelativesChristopher Latham Sholes (brother)
Occupationpolitician

Charles Clark Sholes (January 8, 1816 – October 5, 1867) was a Wisconsin politician and newspaperman. He was the 8th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and 2nd Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate.[1] His younger brother was Christopher Latham Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter.[2]

  1. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shoaf to Shorr".
  2. ^ "Sholes, Christopher Latham 1819 - 1890". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.

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