Charles Upson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando C. Beaman |
| Succeeded by | William L. Stoughton |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office 1881–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | Orlando J. Fast |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office 1855–1856 | |
| Preceded by | Edward S. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Alonzo Garwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1821 Southington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1885 (aged 64) Coldwater, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Sophia Upham (after 1852) |
Charles Upson (March 19, 1821 – September 5, 1885) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Upson was born in Southington, Connecticut, to Lydia (Webster) Upson (1781–1861) and Asahel Upson (1783–1867). He attended the district and select schools of Southington and later taught school in Farmington from 1840 to 1842. He married Sophia Upham on August 4, 1852.
Upson studied law at the
prosecuting attorney from 1852 to 1854. He was a member of the Michigan Senate (17th District) from 1855 to 1856. He moved to Coldwater, Michigan in 1856 and continued the practice of law. He was a member of the State board of railroad commissioners in 1857 and served as Michigan Attorney General
from 1861 to 1862.
In 1862 was elected as a
Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy
(Fortieth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868.
In 1869, Upson was appointed judge of the Michigan fifteenth circuit court, serving until his resignation on December 31, 1872. He was a member of the commission to revise the State constitution in 1873. In 1876, he declined appointment as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He served as mayor of the city of Coldwater in 1877. He was again a member of the Michigan Senate (10th District
) serving from 1881 to 1882 and resumed the practice of his profession.
Charles Upson died in Coldwater and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Charles Upson (id: U000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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