Charles Sargent
Charles Sargent may refer to: * Charles Sprague Sargent, American botanist * Charles Sargent (politician) (1943–2018), American politician * Charles Sargent (judge) Sir Charles Sargent (1821 – 21 June 1900) was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Early life Sargent completed his education at Trinity College, Cambridge where he took his M.A. and achieved the distinction of being Fifth Wrangler. He ...

Charles Sargent (politician)
Charles Michael Sargent Jr. (February 3, 1945 – November 13, 2018) was an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 61 from January 1997 until his death. Background Sargent was born in New York City, New York. Sargent attended Pace University in 1964 and 1965. He served in the United States Navy from 1965 to 1967. Sargent was involved with the insurance business and lived in Franklin, Tennessee. He died of cancer while still in office in 2018. He previously chose not to run for re-election, owing to his health. Elections *1996 Sargent was initially elected in the 1996 Republican Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election. *1998 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 6, 1998 Republican Primary, winning with 6,205 votes, and won the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 15,576 votes. *2000 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Republican Primary, winning with 3,686 votes, and the ...
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Charles Sprague Sargent
Charles Sprague Sargent (April 24, 1841 – March 22, 1927) was an American botanist. He was appointed in 1872 as the first director of Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, and held the post until his death. He published several works of botany. The standard botanical author abbreviation Sarg. is applied to plants he identified. Early life Sargent was the second son of Henrietta (Gray) and Ignatius Sargent, a Boston merchant and banker who grew wealthy on railroad investments. He grew up on his father's 130-acre (53-ha) estate in Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard College, where he graduated in Biology in the class of 1862. Sargent enlisted in the Union Army later that year, saw service in Louisiana during the American Civil War, and was mustered out in 1865. He traveled in Europe and Asia for three years. Career Having returned to his family's Brookline estate, "Holmlea", Sargent took over its management as a horticulturist, influ ...
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