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Charles Lewis Dering (December 3, 1836 – April 10, 1921) was an American lawyer and politician.


Biography

Charles L. Dering was born in
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on December 3, 1836. He moved to New Diggings, Wisconsin in 1849. Dering went to what is now
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and then to
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. He went to
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in 1859 and returned to Wisconsin in 1861. He served in the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the
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and was badly wounded. Dering then practiced law in
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and was United States assistant assessor. He married Sarah Adaline Maxwell in
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on October 7, 1874. Dering served in the
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in 1879 and 1880 as a
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. He then moved to
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in 1880, where he died.''Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin''. vol. 13, Wisconsin Bar Association: 1921, Charles L. Lewis, p. 431


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dering, Charles L. 1836 births 1921 deaths People from Sunbury, Pennsylvania People from Columbus, Wisconsin People from Portage, Wisconsin People from New Diggings, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Hobart and William Smith Colleges alumni University of Wisconsin–Platteville alumni Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party Wisconsin state senators 19th-century American lawyers