Charles F. Greenwood (May 6, 1852 – May 3, 1925) was an American businessman and politician. Born in the town of

Aztalan Aztalan State Park is a Wisconsin state park in the Town of Aztalan, Jefferson County. Established in 1952, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The park cover ...

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, Greenwood grew up a farm, went to the public schools, and the Jefferson Liberal Institute. He owned a farm and a grocery store in

Johnson Creek, Wisconsin Johnson Creek is a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,318 at the 2020 census. The village is approximately halfway between Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, Madison, at the inter ...

. He was also president of the Lake Mills State Bank in

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. Greenwood served on the Jefferson Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. In 1905, Greenwood served in the

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and was a

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. Greenwood died in a hospital in

Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle C ...

.'C.F. Greenwood-death,' The Waunakee Tribune, May 15, 1925, pg. 6

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* 1852 births 1925 deaths People from Aztalan, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub