Charles H. Larrabee

The Honorable
Charles H. Larrabee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byCharles Billinghurst
Succeeded byA. Scott Sloan
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
August 28, 1848 – June 1, 1853
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 3rd Circuit
In office
August 28, 1848 – September 1858
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byA. Scott Sloan
Personal details
Born
Charles Hathaway Larrabee

(1820-11-09)November 9, 1820
Rome, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1883(1883-01-20) (aged 62)
Tehachapi, California, U.S.
Cause of death1883 Tehachapi train wreck
Resting placeMasonic Cemetery,
San Francisco
(originally)
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery,
Colma, California
(re-interred 1931)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Minerva Norton
    (m. 1846; died 1873)
  • 1 other
Children
  • Minnie (Burton)
  • (b. 1850; died 1913)
  • at least 1 other
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1863
RankColonel, USV
Unit5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Commands24th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Hathaway Larrabee (November 9, 1820 – January 20, 1883) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Dodge County, Wisconsin. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district during the 36th Congress (1859–1860), and was an ex officio member of Wisconsin's first state Supreme Court (1848–1953) due to his role as one of Wisconsin's first elected circuit court judges. He also served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.