Charles B. Benedict

Charles Brewster Benedict ( born February 7, 1828 in Attica, Wyoming County, New York, † October 3, 1901 ) was an American politician. Between 1877 and 1879 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Benedict attended the common schools and Oberlin College in Ohio. He then worked as a teacher and in agriculture. After studying law and his 1856 was admitted to the bar he began to work in Attica in this profession. Between 1854 and 1860 he also served as a justice of the peace. Since 1859 Benedict also worked in the banking industry. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. From 1869-1871 and again 1873-1875 he was a member of the District of Wyoming County. At times, he also chaired the Board. In 1875 he was a member of the State Board of his party.

In the congressional elections of 1876 Benedict was in the 31 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George Gilbert Hoskins on March 4, 1877. Since he resigned in 1878 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1879.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Charles Benedict again worked in the banking industry. He was one of the founders of the First National Bank in Moorhead (Minnesota). There he farmed, larger agricultural land. He died on 3 October 1901 in his birthplace of Attica, where he was also buried.