Charles Brooks Smith
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Charles Brooks Smith was a U.S. Representative
from West Virginia
.
Born in Elizabeth, Virginia
(now West Virginia), Smith attended a private school at Parkersburg.
Enlisted on March 1, 1864, in Company I of the First West Virginia Cavalry of the Union Army
.
He was promoted to second lieutenant of the company March 5, 1864, and was honorably discharged on July 8, 1865.
He engaged in the mercantile business.
Recorder of Wood County in 1875.
He served as member of the city council of Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 1876.
He served as mayor of Parkersburg 1878-1880.
Sheriff and treasurer of Wood County 1880-1884.
He served as delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1888.
He successfully contested as a Republican
the election of James Monroe Jackson to the Fifty-first
Congress and served from February 3, 1890, to March 3, 1891.
Smith was defeated by Democrat James Capehart
for reelection to the Fifty-second
Congress in 1890.
He became engaged in the fire insurance business.
He died in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, December 7, 1899.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
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Born in Elizabeth, Virginia
Elizabeth, West Virginia
Elizabeth is a town in Wirt County, West Virginia along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wirt County. The townsite of Elizabeth was settled by William Beauchamp in 1796, and was known as "Beauchamp's Mills" until 1817, when it was named...
(now West Virginia), Smith attended a private school at Parkersburg.
Enlisted on March 1, 1864, in Company I of the First West Virginia Cavalry of the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
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He was promoted to second lieutenant of the company March 5, 1864, and was honorably discharged on July 8, 1865.
He engaged in the mercantile business.
Recorder of Wood County in 1875.
He served as member of the city council of Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 1876.
He served as mayor of Parkersburg 1878-1880.
Sheriff and treasurer of Wood County 1880-1884.
He served as delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1888.
He successfully contested as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
the election of James Monroe Jackson to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress and served from February 3, 1890, to March 3, 1891.
Smith was defeated by Democrat James Capehart
James Capehart
James Capehart was a Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. Congressman Capehart was born in Point Pleasant in Mason County, Virginia on March 7, 1847. He served in the 52nd and 53rd United States Congresses. He died on April 28, 1921.As a child, he...
for reelection to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress in 1890.
He became engaged in the fire insurance business.
He died in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, December 7, 1899.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.