Charles August Herb (September 21, 1846 – October 18, 1895) was an American merchant and politician.
Born in the
Kingdom of Württemberg, Herb emigrated with his family in 1852 to the
United States and settled in
New York City, in
Fosterburg, Illinois
Fosterburg (also Fosterburgh) is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois
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, and then in
Alton, Illinois. Herb served in the Union Army during the
American Civil War. Herb was a merchant and lived in
Alton, Illinois. Herb served on the
Madison County, Illinois Board of Commissioners. He also served on the Alton city council and was the mayor of Alton. In 1895, he served in the
Illinois State Senate and was a
Republican.
Herb died at age 49 at his home in
Alton, Illinois in 1895, following a stroke.
[Charles A. Herb, ''Princeton Bureau County Tribune'', October 25, 1895.]
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People of Illinois in the American Civil War
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