Charles Eduard McIntosh (April 13, 1838 – July 26, 1915) was a member of the

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and a

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soldier.

Biography

McIntosh was born on April 13, 1838 in Goderich, Canada West. He moved to what is now

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in 1840 before attending the

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. During the

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, he served with the

. On October 11, 1864, McIntosh married Mary E. Conklin. They had six children. McIntosh moved to Appleton, Wisconsin in 1866 and to Florence, Wisconsin in 1881. On June 12, 1884 McIntosh was arrested for shooting Sheriff James E. Readmon in Florence. He moved to Iron Mountain, Michigan in September 1884. The 1910 census listed him as an inmate at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Waupaca, Wisconsin. He died in 1915 and is buried at Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King, Wisconsin.

Political career

McIntosh was a member of the Assembly during the 1869, 1870 and 1871 sessions. After he was defeated in the 1871 election, he was arrested for assaulting the local judge in charge of election returns,

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Later, he became District Attorney of Florence County, Wisconsin. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, C. E. People from Goderich, Ontario Pre-Confederation Ontario people People from New Berlin, Wisconsin Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin People from Florence, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly District attorneys in Wisconsin University of Notre Dame alumni People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers 1838 births 1915 deaths