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Charles A. Beggs (November 1, 1860 – November 2, 1939) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Plainfield, Wisconsin, [1] Beggs went to public school. Beggs owned potato warehouses in Waushara and Portage Counties, Wisconsin. [1] He was involved with the retail mercantile business in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. [1] Beggs served as president of the village of Cameron, Wisconsin. He also served on the Barron County Board of Supervisors. [1] Beggs served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1921 to 1923, from 1927 to 1933, and from 1937 to 1939. Beggs was a Democrat. Beggs supported United States Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and was involved with the Wisconsin Progressive Party. [1] He moved to Madison, Wisconsin after his term ended in the Wisconsin Legislature. Beggs died suddenly of a heart attack the day after his seventy-ninth birthday at his home in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] His son Lyall T. Beggs also served in the Wisconsin Assembly. [2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Charles Beggs, Former Solon, Dies, Age 79". The Capital Times. November 2, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937. Madison, 1937, p. 37.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles A. Beggs (November 1, 1860 – November 2, 1939) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Plainfield, Wisconsin, [1] Beggs went to public school. Beggs owned potato warehouses in Waushara and Portage Counties, Wisconsin. [1] He was involved with the retail mercantile business in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. [1] Beggs served as president of the village of Cameron, Wisconsin. He also served on the Barron County Board of Supervisors. [1] Beggs served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1921 to 1923, from 1927 to 1933, and from 1937 to 1939. Beggs was a Democrat. Beggs supported United States Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and was involved with the Wisconsin Progressive Party. [1] He moved to Madison, Wisconsin after his term ended in the Wisconsin Legislature. Beggs died suddenly of a heart attack the day after his seventy-ninth birthday at his home in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] His son Lyall T. Beggs also served in the Wisconsin Assembly. [2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Charles Beggs, Former Solon, Dies, Age 79". The Capital Times. November 2, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937. Madison, 1937, p. 37.

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