Charles Leland Catlin (February 24, 1842 – June 14, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, Catlin moved with his parents to Green Lake,

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in 1845. He then moved with his family to

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. Catlin went to the Hudson Public Schools. Catlin served as a page with the

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. He served in the

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during the

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. In 1867, Catlin graduated from Columbian Law School in

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Catlin then practiced law in Washington, D. C. From 1868 to 1876, Catlin practiced law in

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. He moved back to Hudson, Wisconsin and practiced law with

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. In 1884, Catlin moved to

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and continued to practiced law. In 1899, Catlin served in the

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and was a Republican. Catlin died from blood poisoning in

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.'Catlin Dies; Would Call no Doctor,' Wisconsin State Journal, June 17, 1901, pg. 1

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* 1842 births 1901 deaths People from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Politicians from Superior, Wisconsin People from Hudson, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War George Washington University Law School alumni Pennsylvania lawyers Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Green Lake, Wisconsin 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub