Charles R. Gill | |
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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 Dane County, Wisconsin | (aged 52)
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
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Profession | lawyer, politician |
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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 |
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]