Charles H. Larrabee
| Charles H. Larrabee | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Billinghurst |
| Succeeded by | A. Scott Sloan |
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November 9, 1820 Rome, New York |
| Died | January 20, 1883 (aged 62) Tehachapi, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
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United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1863 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Hathaway Larrabee (November 9, 1820 – January 20, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. He was also a lawyer and U.S. Army officer.
Larrabee was born in Rome, New York, on November 9, 1820, the son of Charles Larrabee of Connecticut. His family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where young Charles attended Springfield Academy and then Granville College from 1834 to 1836. At Granville he specialized in English studies, mathematics and ancient languages. Later, he read law with Samson Mason and W.A. Rogers in Springfield, Ohio.
He resided in New York, Ohio, Mississippi, Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Oregon and Washington Territory.
In 1846, he married Minerva Norton, and they moved to Horicon, Wisconsin. Minerva died in San Francisco in 1873 at age 50.
Larrabee was killed in a train accident at the Tehachapi Loop near Tehachapi, California, on January 20, 1883. He was survived by a son and daughter.Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery, San Francisco.
An attempt was made in the settlement of his estate to show that the claim by his second wife was not legitimate, but she produced a marriage certificate and letters to show that it was, and the marriage was therefore allowed in San Bernardino Superior Court. In June 1884, John Anderson, executor of Larrabee's estate, filed a court action in San Bernardino against the Central Pacific Railroad, asking $100,000 in damages.
Before becoming a lawyer, Larrabee worked as an engineer and helped survey the Little Miami Railroad. He was admitted to the bar in September 1841 and in the same year ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi State Legislature; then, moving to Chicago, he edited the Democratic Advocate and became city attorney there.
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