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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaCharles CASE
(1817-1883)
CASE, Charles, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Austinburg, Ohio, December 21,
1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice
in Fort Wayne, Ind.; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Brenton;
reelected to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from December 7,
1857, to March 3, 1861; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress; during the Civil War served as
first lieutenant and adjutant of the Forty-fourth Regiment, Indiana
Volunteer Infantry; subsequently became a major in the Third
Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and served from November 26,
1861, to August 15, 1862; resumed the practice of his profession in
Washington, D.C.; died in Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, June
30, 1883; interment in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington,
D.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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