Charles Bodle (July 1, 1788 – October 30, 1835) was an American politician who served one term as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New York
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from 1833 to 1835.
Biography
Charles Bodle was born near
Poughkeepsie, New York
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on July 1, 1788. He was a wagon maker by trade, and held several political offices in
Bloomingburg, including
Justice of the Peace. From 1827 to 1833 he was
Town Supervisor
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of
Mamakating.
Congress
Elected as a
Jacksonian to the
Twenty-third Congress, Bodle was the Representative of New York's 7th District, serving from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1835.
Death
Bodle died in Bloomingburg on October 30, 1835. He was
interred
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at Bloomingburg Cemetery in Bloomingburg.
Family
Bodle was married to Esther Wood Bodle (1787-1848). Their children included Catharine Sarah (1824-1833), Vashti (1821-1864), and William W. (b. 1817).
References
External links
Charles Bodleat
The Political Graveyard'
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Charles Bodleat
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1788 births
1835 deaths
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Politicians from Poughkeepsie, New York
People from Sullivan County, New York
Town supervisors in New York (state)
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives