Charles Billinghurst

Charles Billinghurst
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	John B. Macy
Succeeded by	Charles H. Larrabee
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office 1848
Personal details
Born	July 27, 1818 Brighton, New York
Died	August 18, 1865 (aged 47) Juneau, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican, Opposition, Democrat

Charles Billinghurst (July 27, 1818 – August 18, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.^[1]

Born in Brighton, New York, Billinghurst attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Rochester, New York. He moved to Wisconsin the same year and settled in Juneau, Wisconsin, where he continued to practice law.

Billinghurst was elected as a member of the first Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848. He was elected a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852.

Billinghurst was elected as an Opposition Party representative from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district to the Thirty-fourth Congress, defeating incumbent Democrat John B. Macy; and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress, being defeated by Democrat Charles H. Larrabee.

He resumed the practice of law in Juneau, Wisconsin, where he died August 18, 1865. He was interred in Juneau Cemetery.

References

1. Charles Billinghurst, Wisconsin Historical Society

External links

• Charles Billinghurst at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Charles Billinghurst at Find a Grave