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Charles Doty

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Charles Doty
5th Village President of Menasha, Wisconsin
In office
April 1861 – April 1862
Preceded byJohn A. Bryan
Succeeded byEldredge D. Smith
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 1st district
In office
June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMorgan Noble
Personal details
Born(1824-08-17)August 17, 1824
Green Bay, Michigan Territory, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 1918(1918-12-17) (aged 94)
Bay County, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Florida
Political partyWhig (before 1854)
Spouse
Sarah Jane Webster
(m. 1846; died 1893)
Children
  • Webster Doty
  • (b. 1847; died 1924)
  • Edmond Doty
  • (b. 1852; died 1887)
Parent
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers (Union Army)
Years of service1863–1865
Rank
UnitCommissary of Subsistence
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Doty (August 17, 1824 – December 17, 1918) was an American surveyor, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was one of the first American children born in what is now Wisconsin, and served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature, representing Fond du Lac County. His father was Wisconsin Territory governor James Duane Doty.[1]

Biography

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Map of Wisconsin created by Charles Doty in 1844

Doty was born in what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin, on August 17, 1824. At the time of his birth, the area was known as "Shanty Town" and was still part of the Michigan Territory.[2] He was a descendant of Mayflower colonist Edward Doty.[3] He was trained to be a civil engineer and surveyor in Derry, New Hampshire.[2] He was the son of Wisconsin territorial governor James Duane Doty and served as his father's private secretary.[2] Doty married Sarah Jane Webster in 1846,[2] and they had three sons.[3] He served in the United States Army during the Civil War.[2] After the war, Doty took inventory of supplies for the Native Americans and eventually retired to St. Andrews in Bay County, Florida, where he died.[2][4][5]

In 1848, he served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature[2] as a Whig member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bio data
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Doty Played Feature Part in State History". The Capital Times. April 11, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Neenah Teacher Completes Genealogical Table of Doty Family after Long Research". The Post-Crescent. July 26, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Colonel Charles Doty, Wisconsin Historical Society
  5. ^ Obituary
  6. ^ Wisconsin State Legislature Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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Wisconsin State Assembly
New state government Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Fond du Lac 1st district
June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Succeeded by