Charles Montague Bakewell (April 24, 1867 – September 19, 1957) was a university

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and Republican politician who served in the

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Early life

Bakewell was born in

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on April 24, 1867. He attended the schools of Pittsburgh and the

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before graduating from the

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in 1889. He received a

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from the University of California in 1891, and his PhD from

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in 1894. From 1894 to 1896, Bakewell attended the Universities of Berlin, Strasbourg, and

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Academic career

Bakewell was a philosophy instructor at Harvard University from 1896 to 1897, and the

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from 1897 to 1898. From 1898 to 1900, Bakewell was an associate professor at

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, and he was an associate professor and then professor at the University of California from 1900 to 1905. From 1905 to 1933, Bakewell was a professor at

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1905–1933. In 1910, he served as president of the

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World War I

During

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, Bakewell served under the Italian Commission of the American Red Cross in

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, holding the ranks of major and deputy commissioner while performing duties as an inspector and historian.

Political career

After the war, Bakewell was elected to the

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as a Republican, and he served from 1920 to 1924. From 1921 to 1923, he served as chairman of the state commission that revised and codified

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's educational laws. In 1932, Bakewell was elected to the

, and he served one term, March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934. In 1936, he was a delegate to the Republican national Convention.

Death and burial

Bakewell died in

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on September 19, 1957, and was buried at Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.

References

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Charles Montague Bakewell
at ''The Political Graveyard'' * * 1867 births 1957 deaths Burials at Grove Street Cemetery Republican Party Connecticut state senators University of California, Berkeley alumni Harvard University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut University of Pittsburgh alumni 20th-century American politicians {{Connecticut-politician-stub