William B. Charles

William Barclay Charles ( born April 3, 1861 in Glasgow, Scotland, † November 25, 1950 in Amsterdam, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1915 and 1917 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Charles attended private schools in his native Scotland. In 1884 he emigrated to America, where he was employed in Texas and in Mexico as a ranch hand. Two years later he settled in the city of Amsterdam settled in New York State. There he worked for most of his life in textile production. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1904 and 1906 he sat in the New York State Assembly. He was also a director of the First National Bank Amsterdam.

In the congressional elections of 1914, Charles was in the 30th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Samuel Wallin on March 4, 1915. Since he resigned in 1916 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1917. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Charles worked until his retirement again in textile production. He died on 25 November 1950 in Amsterdam, where he was also buried.