Charles August Sulzer

Charles August Sulzer ( born February 24, 1879 in Roselle, New Jersey, † April 28, 1919 in Sulzer, Alaska ) was an American politician. Between 1917 and 1919 he represented as a delegate, the Alaska Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Charles Sulzer was the younger brother of the congressman and governor of New York, William Sulzer. Charles attended the public schools of his home and the Berkeley Academy in New York City. Then he began to study at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, but he did not graduate. During the Spanish- American War he served in a volunteer unit from New Jersey. In 1902 he moved to the then- Alaska Territory. There he grew successfully in the mining business.

Political career

Charles Sulzer was, like his brother William, a member of the Democratic Party. In 1914 he moved into the territorial Senate. In the congressional elections of 1916, he was elected as a delegate of his country in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he entered on March 4, 1917 from his position. However, fought his predecessor and rival candidate in the election, James Wickersham, the outcome of the midterm elections. This objection was granted on January 7, 1919. This had Sulzer two months before the expiration of the term of office on March 3, his mandate to Wickersham passed. But as he had won the elections of 1918, he could take on March 4, 1919 his seat in Congress again. His second choice was challenged by Wickersham. The decision in favor Wickershams fell but only after Sulzer's death on 28 April 1919.