Charles E. Estabrook

Charles E. Estabrook
14th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
GovernorJeremiah McLain Rusk
William D. Hoard
Preceded byLeander F. Frisby
Succeeded byJames L. O'Connor
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 13th district
In office
January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
Preceded byGeorge Klenzendorff
Succeeded byChristoph Paulus
In office
January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Preceded byHenry Holle
Succeeded byGeorge Klenzendorff
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Manitowoc 3rd district
In office
January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
Preceded byWilhelm Albers
Succeeded byReinhardt Rahr
In office
January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byWilliam H. Hemschemeyer
Succeeded byWilhelm Albers
Personal details
Born
Charles Edward Estabrook

(1847-10-31)October 31, 1847
Grant County, Wisconsin Territory, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1918(1918-12-03) (aged 71)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jennie Hodges
(m. 1876⁠–⁠1918)
Children
  • Charles Mitchell Estabrook
  • Margaret Estabrook
  • Francis H. Estabrook
  • Mary Estabrook
  • George M. Estabrook
  • Benjamin H. Estabrook
Education
Occupationteacher, lawyer, politician
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864–1865
RankCorporal, USV
Unit43rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Edward Estabrook (October 31, 1847 – December 3, 1918)[1][2] was an American educator, lawyer, eugenicist, and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 14th Attorney General of Wisconsin and served 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing first Manitowoc and later Milwaukee. As a young man, he was an enlisted volunteer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Later, he founded the Wisconsin Historical Commission and published several volumes of history of the Civil War for the Wisconsin Historical Society.

  1. ^ Journal Proceedings of the Fifty-Fourth Session of the Wisconsin Legislature. Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. 1919. pp. 316–317. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Relating to the death and public services of Honorable Charles E. Estabrook (PDF) (Joint Resolution 25). Wisconsin Legislature. 1919. Retrieved January 12, 2021.