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Charles Preston Wickham

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Charles Preston Wickham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byCharles H. Grosvenor
Succeeded byJames W. Owens
Personal details
Born(1836-09-15)September 15, 1836
Norwalk, Ohio, US
DiedMarch 18, 1925(1925-03-18) (aged 88)
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materCincinnati Law School
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Union Army
Years of service1861-1865
Rank Brevet Lieutenant colonel
UnitOhio 55th Ohio Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Preston Wickham (September 15, 1836 – March 18, 1925) was a 19th-century congressman and judge from Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio.

Early life

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Wickham was born September 15, 1836, in Norwalk, Ohio. He attended the public schools, followed by the Norwalk Academy. He then attended the Cincinnati Law School.

During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company D, Fifty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, in September 1861 and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel by brevet. He was mustered out of the service July 11, 1865.

Career

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Wickham was admitted to the bar in 1858 and practiced in Norwalk. After the Civil War, he resumed the practice of law in Norwalk. He served as prosecuting attorney from 1866 to 1870 and was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the fourth judicial district in 1880 and 1885.

Wickham was then elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891) and served as chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (Fifty-first Congress).

Personal life

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He died in Norwalk, Ohio on March 18, 1925, after being struck by a motorist and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

References

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  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771–Present
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th congressional district

1887-1891
Succeeded by