The Honorable Charles H. Larrabee | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Charles Billinghurst |
Succeeded by | A. 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 by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | A. Scott Sloan |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Hathaway Larrabee November 9, 1820 Rome, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 20, 1883 Tehachapi, California, U.S. | (aged 62)
Cause of death | 1883 Tehachapi train wreck |
Resting place | Masonic Cemetery, San Francisco (originally) Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, California (re-interred 1931) |
Political party | Democratic |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1863 |
Rank | Colonel, USV |
Unit | 5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Commands | 24th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American 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.