Charles A. Barnard (March 3, 1907 – November 2, 1956) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Barnard was born on March 3, 1907, in

Brillion, Wisconsin Brillion is a city in Calumet County, Wisconsin, Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,327 as of July 1, 2019. The city is located within the Brillion (town), Wisconsin, Town of Brillion, though it is politically inde ...

. He graduated from

Brillion High School Brillion High School is a public secondary school located in Brillion, Wisconsin, approximately 20 miles south of Green Bay. Enrollment is for grades 9 through 12 with approximately 320 students. Demographics BHS is 91 percent white, six percent ...

before attending Lawrence University, the University of Wisconsin, and Marquette University Law School and becoming a

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. In 1931, he married Cecelia Lynch. They had two children. Barnard was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus. He died at his home in

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh. History Oshkosh was ...

on November 2, 1956, following a myocardial infarction.

Political career

Barnard was a member of the Assembly from 1929 to 1930. He was also a delegate to the

1932 Republican National Convention The 1932 Republican National Convention was held at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, from June 14 to June 16, 1932. It nominated President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis for reelection. Hoover was virtually unopposed for ...

References

People from Brillion, Wisconsin Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin lawyers Lawrence University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Marquette University Law School alumni 1907 births 1956 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1900s-stub