Charles Nagel
Charles Nagel | |
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William Wilson (Labor ) | |
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Born | Colorado County, Texas, U.S. | August 9, 1849
Died | January 5, 1940 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Fannie Brandeis
(m. 1876–1889)Anne Shepley (m. 1895) |
Children | Charles Nagel, Jr. |
Education | Washington University (LLB) University of Berlin |
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Charles Nagel (August 9, 1849 – January 5, 1940) was a United States politician and lawyer from
Life and career
Nagel was born on August 9, 1849, in
Returning to St. Louis in 1873, Nagel joined the state bar and began to practice law. He was a member of the firm Finkelnburg, Nagel and Kirby, and later of Nagel and Kirby. His first foray into politics came when he won election to the
Nagel was a corporate attorney for
Nagel was also a founder of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Following his time in the cabinet, Nagel returned to the practice of law, arguing before the Supreme Court three times before his death. He died in St. Louis, Missouri on January 5, 1940, and was interred there in Bellefontaine Cemetery.[2]
Family
Nagel was married twice: first, in 1876, to Fannie Brandeis, the sister of
Sources
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIV. James T. White & Company. 1910. pp. 414–415. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Charles Nagel Funeral to Be Held Monday in Christ Church Cathedral". St. Louis Star-Times. January 6, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Charles Nagel at The Political Graveyard
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. .
- Ragan, Cooper K. "Nagel, Charles". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
External links
- Charles Nagel papers (MS 364). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.