Charles Albert Busiel (November 24, 1842 – August 29, 1901) was an American manufacturer, politician, and the 45th

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Early life

Born at Meredith Village,

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, Busiel was educated at the public schools and Gilford Academy. He worked in the family hosiery mill training in all departments of the mill to learn the business.

Career

In 1863, he purchased the Pitman Manufactory, which he ran for a few years then sold. He and two brothers continued in hosiery, and he also invested in railroads, then expanded into the banking and publishing industries. Elected as a

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in 1878, Busiel was a representative in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He became a

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over the issue of

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s and served several years as mayor of Laconia. In 1894, Busiel was elected

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and served from January 3, 1895 to January 7, 1897. During his tenure, financial programs were initiated to boost the state's economy, electric trolley and railroad services were promoted. He was president of the Laconia National Bank and the City Savings Bank. He was president of Lake Shore Railroad and director of the Concord & Montreal Railroad. He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1880, and mayor of Laconia, New Hampshire, 1893-1895.

Death

Busiel died August 29, 1901(age 58 years, 278 days), of

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in Laconia. His death was less than two weeks after the death by

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of his grandson and namesake, Charles Busiel Smith. He is

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in a mausoleum at the Union Cemetery in

Laconia, New Hampshire Laconia is a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,871 at the 2020 census, up from 15,951 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Belknap County. Laconia, situated between Lake Winnipesaukee and Lak ...

Family life

The son of John W. and Julia (Tilton) Busiel,Rossiter Johnson, ed., ''Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans'', 10 vols., (Boston, Massachusetts: The Biographical Society, 1904), entry vol. 2 for Charles Albert Busiel provides his date of death and calls out his ancestors. Busiel married, on November 21, 1864, Eunice Elizabeth Preston, daughter of Worcester and Nancy (Evans) Preston, a native of Concord, New Hampshire. Henry Harrison Metcalf, compiler, ''New Hampshire Woman: A Collection of Portraits and…''(The New Hampshire Publishing Co., 1895), page 23 entry and image for Eunice Elizabeth Preston They had one child, Frances Evelyn Busiel, who later married Wilson Longstreth Smith of Germantown, Pennsylvania.

References

External links

Busiel at New Hampshire's Division of Historic ResourcesDigital images; Henry Harrison Metcalf, compiler, ''New Hampshire Woman: A Collection of Portraits and…'' (The New Hampshire Publishing Co., 1895), page 23 entry and image for Eunice Elizabeth Preston
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Busiel, Charles 1842 births 1901 deaths People from Laconia, New Hampshire New Hampshire Democrats Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives New Hampshire Republicans Mayors of places in New Hampshire Republican Party governors of New Hampshire Governors of New Hampshire People from Meredith, New Hampshire 19th-century American politicians