Charles Brand (November 1, 1871 – May 23, 1966) was a

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. Born in

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, Brand attended the graded schools of his native city and

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. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, manufacturing, and banking at Urbana. He served as member and president of the Urbana City Council 1911–1912. He served as member of the

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in 1921 and 1922. He served as a member of the advisory committee of the War Finance Corporation in 1921. Brand was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. He resumed former business pursuits until his retirement. He died in

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, May 23, 1966. He was interred in Melbourne Cemetery.

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