Charles Henry Winfield (April 22, 1822 – June 10, 1888) was a

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from

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during the latter half of the

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and the beginning of

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Biography

Winfield was born in

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where he completed preparatory studies before going on to study law. He was

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in 1846 and commenced practice in

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where he eventually went on to serve as district attorney for Orange County from 1850-1856. Winfield was elected as a

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to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867) but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1866 and resumed his legal practice. He died in

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, June 10, 1888, and was interred in Wallkill Valley Cemetery.

References

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