Charles E. Estabrook | |
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14th Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
In office January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | |
Governor | Jeremiah McLain Rusk William D. Hoard |
Preceded by | Leander F. Frisby |
Succeeded by | James L. O'Connor |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 13th district | |
In office January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | |
Preceded by | George Klenzendorff |
Succeeded by | Christoph Paulus |
In office January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Henry Holle |
Succeeded by | George Klenzendorff |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Manitowoc 3rd district | |
In office January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Wilhelm Albers |
Succeeded by | Reinhardt Rahr |
In office January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883 | |
Preceded by | William H. Hemschemeyer |
Succeeded by | Wilhelm Albers |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Edward Estabrook October 31, 1847 Grant County, Wisconsin Territory, U.S. |
Died | December 3, 1918 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 71)
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Jennie Hodges (m. 1876–1918) |
Children |
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Education | |
Occupation | teacher, lawyer, politician |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
Years of service | 1864–1865 |
Rank | Corporal, USV |
Unit | 43rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American 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.