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Charles M. Hambright (July 7, 1845 – October 5, 1938) was an American businessman and politician. Born in the town of Rochester,
Racine County Racine County (, sometimes also ) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. The county was founded in 1836, then a par ...
, Wisconsin Territory, Hambright lived in
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from 1849 to 1867 and then for three years in the 1870s. During that time, Hambright served in the
Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
during the
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. In 1876 and 1877, Hambright served on the Beaver Dam, Wisconsin common council. Hambright worked for Racine Woolen Mills. In 1895, Hambright served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
from
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and was a Republican. Hambright died at the soldiers home in
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."Former Banker in Racine Dies," obituary of Harry Gould Hambright, son of Charles M. Hambright, ''Racine Journal Times'', August 26, 1944, p. 3.


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1845 births 1938 deaths Politicians from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin People from Rochester, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub