Charles R. Gill

Charles R. Gill
Charles R. Gill
11th United States Commissioner of Pensions
	In office; February 10, 1876 – March 28, 1876
President	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Henry M. Atkinson
Succeeded by	John A. Bentley
9th Attorney General of Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1866 – January 3, 1870
Governor	Lucius Fairchild
Preceded by	Winfield Smith
Succeeded by	Stephen Steele Barlow
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 14th district
	In office; January 2, 1860 – January 6, 1862
Preceded by	William Chappell
Succeeded by	Smith S. Wilkinson
Personal details
Born	Charles Rice Gill; August 17, 1830; Winfield, New York
Died	March 28, 1883 (aged 52); Dane County, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery; Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican; Democratic (before 1859);
Spouses	Martha Ada Lanckton; (m. 1854; died 1913);
Children	Evelyn Louise (Ford); (b. 1856; died 1938); Eugene D. Gill; (b. 1858; died 1858); Clark Lanckton Gill; (b. 1861; died 1938); Ralph Cleveland Gill; (b. 1864; died 1926); Hiram Charles Gill; (b. 1866; died 1919); Alice Maria (Pickarts); (b. 1868; died 1932); Olive Eliza Gill; (b. 1870); Martha Ada Gill; (b. 1874);
Parents	David Gill (father); Nancy (Clark) Gill (mother);
Profession	lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers; Union Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Colonel, USV
Commands	29th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Port Gibson; Battle of Champion Hill; Siege of Vicksburg; Jackson Expedition; ;

Charles Rice Gill (August 17, 1830 – March 28, 1883) was an American lawyer, politician, and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He was the 9th Attorney General of Wisconsin and represented northern Jefferson County in the Wisconsin State Senate for the 1860 and 1861 sessions. He also briefly served as U.S. Commissioner of Pensions under President Ulysses S. Grant.^[1]

^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire, ed. (1880). History of Dane County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. pp. 1071-1076. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[dane-1] Butterfield, Consul Willshire, ed. (1880). History of Dane County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. pp. 1071-1076. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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Charles R. Gill


11th United States Commissioner of Pensions
In office February 10, 1876 – March 28, 1876
President	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Henry M. Atkinson
Succeeded by	John A. Bentley
9th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1866 – January 3, 1870
Governor	Lucius Fairchild
Preceded by	Winfield Smith
Succeeded by	Stephen Steele Barlow
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 14th district
In office January 2, 1860 – January 6, 1862
Preceded by	William Chappell
Succeeded by	Smith S. Wilkinson

Personal details
Born	Charles Rice Gill (1830-08-17)August 17, 1830 Winfield, New York
Died	March 28, 1883(1883-03-28) (aged 52) Dane County, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Democratic (before 1859)
Spouses	Martha Ada Lanckton (m. 1854; died 1913)
Children	Evelyn Louise (Ford) ^{(b. 1856; died 1938)} Eugene D. Gill ^{(b. 1858; died 1858)} Clark Lanckton Gill ^{(b. 1861; died 1938)} Ralph Cleveland Gill ^{(b. 1864; died 1926)} Hiram Charles Gill ^{(b. 1866; died 1919)} Alice Maria (Pickarts) ^{(b. 1868; died 1932)} Olive Eliza Gill ^{(b. 1870)} Martha Ada Gill ^{(b. 1874)}
Parents	David Gill (father) Nancy (Clark) Gill (mother)
Profession	lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers Union Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Colonel, USV
Commands	29th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Jackson Expedition