Charles Brown (June 24, 1828 - ?) was an American farmer from Brookfield Center,

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, who served a single one-year term as a member of the

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from

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during the 1872 term (the 25th Wisconsin Legislature).

Background

Brown was born in

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on June 24, 1828. He received a

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education, and became a farmer. He came to Wisconsin in 1856, and settled in

Political office

He was elected in 1871 for the 2nd Waukesha County Assembly district (the

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of Delafield, Brookfield, Lisbon, Menomonee, Merton, Oconomowoc and

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) as a

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, with 1342 votes to 1036 votes for

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C. M. Smith. He was assigned to the

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s on

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affairs and town and county organization.Turner, A. J., ed. ''The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference - 1872'' Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1872; pp. 385, 459, 463, 469
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Identity

This Charles Brown cannot be the same as the Charles E. Brown who served in the 3rd (1845) session of the

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in 1845, representing an unspecified portion of a House of Representatives district which included the present-day

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, Ozaukee,

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, and Waukesha

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References

1828 births Farmers from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Waukesha County, Wisconsin Year of death missing {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1820s-stub