Charles A. Sulzer

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Charles August Sulzer
George Barnes Grigsby
In office
March 4, 1917 – January 7, 1919
Preceded byJames Wickersham
Succeeded byJames Wickersham
Personal details
Born(1879-02-24)February 24, 1879
Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsWilliam Sulzer (brother)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1898
UnitFourth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
Battles/warsSpanish–American War

Charles August Sulzer (February 24, 1879 – April 15, 1919) was a delegate to the

Territory of Alaska
from 1917 to 1919.

Life and career

Sulzer was born on February 24, 1879, in Roselle, New Jersey in Union County, the son of Lydia (Jelleme), who was Frisian, and Thomas Sulzer, a German immigrant. He attended the public schools, Pingry School in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Berkeley Academy in New York City, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. During the Spanish–American War, he served with the Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Charles Sulzer moved to Alaska in 1902 and engaged in mining.

He was a member of the Alaska Territorial Senate in 1914. He presented his credentials as a

Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, New Jersey. His brother, William Sulzer, was also a congressman and a governor of New York
.

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900-49)

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Charles A. Sulzer (id: S001064)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alaska Territory

March 4, 1917 – January 7, 1919
Succeeded by
Preceded by Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alaska Territory

March 4, 1919 – April 15, 1919
Succeeded by
George Barnes Grigsby