Charles Leland Catlin (February 24, 1842 – June 14, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, Catlin moved with his parents to Green Lake, Wisconsin Territory in 1845. He then moved with his family to Hudson, Wisconsin. Catlin went to the Hudson Public Schools. Catlin served as a page with the

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. He served in the

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during the

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. In 1867, Catlin graduated from Columbian Law School in

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Catlin then practiced law in Washington, D. C. From 1868 to 1876, Catlin practiced law in

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. He moved back to Hudson, Wisconsin and practiced law with John Coit Spooner. In 1884, Catlin moved to

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and continued to practiced law. In 1899, Catlin served in the

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and was a Republican. Catlin died from blood poisoning in

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.'Catlin Dies; Would Call no Doctor,' Wisconsin State Journal, June 17, 1901, pg. 1

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