Charles True Tozier (November 7, 1832 – July 6, 1899) was an American politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he moved to Oregon in 1863 and served as the second mayor of the city of Hillsboro and in the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...

Early years

Charles Tozier was born on November 7, 1832, in

Manchester, Indiana Manchester is an unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. History A post office was established at Manchester in 1822, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914. The community was named from ...

. He was married to Caroline Miner, who died in 1857; he then married Zerilda Mayfield (December 22, 1841 – March 31, 1912) on August 1, 1858, in Nebraska.Mayfield-L Archives.
RootsWeb. Retrieved on June 4, 2008. Tozier had one child by his first wife, and five with his second wife. The children were Edith, Nellie, LeRoy, Rozella, and

Albert E. Tozier Albert E. Tozier (March 7, 1860 – June 27, 1937) was an American newspaper editor and local historian in Oregon. A native of Nebraska, he moved to Oregon as a child with his parents, settling in Hillsboro. His father, Charles T. Tozier, served ...

, the latter a newspaper editor and historian.

Oregon

In 1863, the family, which consisted of Charles, Zerilda, Rozella, and Albert, immigrated overland to Oregon via the Oregon Trail. The family settled in Washington County.Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 246. From July 1872, to July 1876 he was the sheriff of the county. In 1876, Tozier was elected to a two-year term in the

as a Republican representing the county during the 1876 legislative session.1876 Regular Session (9th).
Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on June 4, 2008. He also was on Hillsboro's first city council that year, serving from 1876 to 1877. In 1877, he was elected as the second mayor of the city, which is the county seat and incorporated in 1876."The Hub: Mayors: City of Hillsboro, '' The Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976, p. 6. Tozier was mayor from December 10, 1877 to December 3, 1878. Charles T. Tozier died in Wallace, Idaho, on July 6, 1899, and is buried at Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.

References

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