Charles E. Estabrook
Charles E. Estabrook | |
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Jeremiah McLain Rusk William D. Hoard | |
Preceded by | Leander F. Frisby |
Succeeded by | James L. O'Connor |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 13th district | |
In office January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | |
Preceded by | George Klenzendorff |
Succeeded by | Christoph Paulus |
In office January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Henry Holle |
Succeeded by | George Klenzendorff |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Manitowoc 3rd district | |
In office January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Wilhelm Albers |
Succeeded by | Reinhardt Rahr |
In office January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883 | |
Preceded by | William H. Hemschemeyer |
Succeeded by | Wilhelm Albers |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Edward Estabrook October 31, 1847 Grant County, Wisconsin Territory, U.S. |
Died | December 3, 1918 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 71)
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Jennie Hodges (m. 1876–1918) |
Children |
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Education | |
Occupation | teacher, lawyer, politician |
Signature | 43rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Charles Edward Estabrook (October 31, 1847 – December 3, 1918)[1][2] was an American educator, lawyer, eugenicist, and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 14th Attorney General of Wisconsin and served 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing first Manitowoc and later Milwaukee. As a young man, he was an enlisted volunteer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Later, he founded the Wisconsin Historical Commission and published several volumes of history of the Civil War for the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Early life
Estabrook was born near Platteville in Grant County, Wisconsin Territory, on October 31, 1847.[3] His father was an early settler of Grant County after it was acquired from the Meskwaki. Charles worked on his father's farm throughout his childhood, attending the rural public school during the winter months.[4]
Civil War service
At the outbreak of the
Early career
After returning from the Army he attended Platteville Academy and the Platteville Normal School, graduating in 1870.[4] He went to work as a teacher at Platteville and Belmont. In 1871, he moved to Manitowoc, where he continued teaching and was placed in charge of the First Ward public school.[4] While working as a teacher, he had also been studying the law, first under William Carter at Platteville, and then with J. D. Markham at Manitowoc.[5] In January 1874, he was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin.[5]
Just a few months after being admitted to the bar, in April 1874, he was elected city attorney of Manitowoc, holding that office until he won election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880.[5]
Political career
In November 1880, he was elected to represent
Estabrook was a
He was elected Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1886, with 131,358 votes to 115,949 for Democrat George W. Bird, 21,740 for Populist John E. Thomas, and 17,247 for Prohibitionist E. W. Chafin (his old Assembly seat fell to Democrat Reinhardt Rahr[10]); and re-elected in 1888, with 176,351 votes to 154,943 for Democrat Timothy E. Ryan, 14,582 for Prohibitionist Charles E. Pike, and 8,709 votes for Union Labor Party candidate Kerellio Shawvan.[11] He was not a candidate for re-election in 1890, and Democrat James L. O'Connor took over as Attorney-General.
In 1893, he was one of the principal instigators of a lawsuit to invalidate the
Estabrook moved to Milwaukee in 1893 to practice law there. He was elected to the Assembly from the 13th Milwaukee County district (the 13th Ward of the City of Milwaukee) in 1906 to succeed fellow Republican
He was elected to the Assembly for the last time in 1912 to succeed Klenzendorff (who did not run for re-election), running as a
He died unexpectedly in Milwaukee on December 3, 1918.[3] Estabrook Park, in Shorewood, Wisconsin, is named after him.
Legislative legacy
In the Assembly, Estabrook assisted in drafting one of the first bills to pass the assembly providing for a
Personal life and family
Charles Estabrook was the son of Edward Estabrook and his wife Margaret Estabrook (née Mitchell). Edward Estabrook was a native of Illinois and became an early settler of Grant County after the land was acquired from the Meskwaki, establishing his farm near Platteville in 1836. Edward Estabrook was also a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County's 3rd district in the 7th Wisconsin Legislature (1854).[5] Margaret Estabrook died in 1863, and afterward Edward Estarbook moved to Iowa.[5]
Charles Estabrook married Jennie Hodges at Manitowoc on September 7, 1876. Together they had four sons and two daughters, though both daughters died young, in 1893.[5] Two of their sons, Charles N. Estabrook and George A. Estabrook, served as officers in the U.S. Army during World War I.[3]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly (1880, 1881)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 2, 1880 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook | 1,410 | 60.26% | ||
Democratic | Adolph Pfening | 930 | 39.74% | ||
Plurality | 480 | 20.51% | |||
Total votes | 2,340 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 8, 1881 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook (incumbent) | 851 | 53.76% | -6.50% | |
Democratic | George Pankratz | 732 | 46.24% | ||
Plurality | 119 | 7.52% | -13.00% | ||
Total votes | 1,583 | 100.0% | -32.35% | ||
Republican hold |
Wisconsin Assembly (1884)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 4, 1884 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook | 1,219 | 50.08% | +8.80% | |
Democratic | George Pankratz | 1,215 | 49.92% | ||
Plurality | 4 | 0.16% | -17.26% | ||
Total votes | 2,434 | 100.0% | +32.57% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 17.59% |
Wisconsin Attorney General (1886, 1888)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 2, 1886 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook | 131,358 | 45.88% | -7.64% | |
Democratic | George W. Bird | 115,949 | 40.50% | +1.97% | |
Labor | John E. Thomas | 21,740 | 7.59% | ||
Prohibition | E. W. Chafin | 17,247 | 6.02% | +3.42% | |
Scattering | 22 | 0.01% | |||
Plurality | 15,409 | 5.38% | -9.61% | ||
Total votes | 286,316 | 100.0% | -10.07% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 6, 1888 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook (incumbent) | 176,351 | 49.73% | +3.85% | |
Democratic | Timothy E. Ryan | 154,943 | 43.69% | +3.20% | |
Prohibition | Charles E. Pike | 14,582 | 4.11% | -1.91% | |
Labor | Kerellio Shawvan | 8,709 | 2.46% | -5.14% | |
Scattering | 19 | 0.01% | |||
Plurality | 21,408 | 6.04% | +0.66% | ||
Total votes | 354,604 | 100.0% | +23.85% | ||
Republican hold |
Wisconsin Assembly (1906, 1908)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 6, 1906 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook | 1,224 | 44.97% | +5.94% | |
Socialist | Henry F. Leetzen | 905 | 33.25% | -2.74% | |
Democratic | Frank J. Gerski | 593 | 21.79% | -3.20% | |
Plurality | 319 | 11.72% | +8.67% | ||
Total votes | 2,722 | 100.0% | -19.52% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 3, 1908 | |||||
Republican | Charles E. Estabrook (incumbent) | 1,280 | 35.93% | -9.03% | |
Democratic | Charles F. Wall | 1,253 | 35.18% | +13.39% | |
Socialist | Charles O. Vogel | 1,029 | 28.89% | -4.36% | |
Plurality | 27 | 0.76% | -10.96% | ||
Total votes | 3,562 | 100.0% | +30.86% | ||
Republican hold |
Wisconsin Assembly (1912)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 5, 1912 | |||||
Democratic | Charles E. Estabrook | 1,338 | 46.06% | +15.18% | |
Socialist | Fred Leviash | 924 | 31.81% | -9.88% | |
Republican | Christoph Paulus | 602 | 20.72% | -6.71% | |
Prohibition | George H. Schultz | 602 | 20.72% | ||
Plurality | 414 | 14.25% | +3.45% | ||
Total votes | 2,905 | 100.0% | -0.99% | ||
Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing | 25.06% |
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