Charles Nelson Lamison (c. 1826April 24, 1896) was an American

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, soldier, and

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who was a two-term

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from

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. He served in the

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from 1871 to 1875.

Early life and career

Born in

Columbia County, Pennsylvania Columbia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,727. Its county seat is Bloomsburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County. It ...

, Lamison moved with his father in 1836 to

Dalton, Ohio Dalton is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census indicated a population of 1,927. History Dalton had its start in 1855 with the merging of three neighboring rival villages in Sugar Creek Township named Dover (est. 181 ...

, where he was privately instructed in elementary branches. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848, commencing practice in Dalton. In 1852, he moved to

Lima, Ohio Lima ( ) is a city in Allen County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75 in Ohio, Interstate 75, appr ...

, where he resumed practicing law and was elected

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, in 1853. He was defeated for reelection in the position in 1855, but was elected back again in 1857.

Civil War

At the outbreak of the

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, Lamison enlisted in the Union Army and was elected as the initial

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of Company F of the 20th Ohio Infantry, serving in

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. He later assisted in raising the

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of which he was appointed as the

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Congress

After the close of the war, he resumed practicing law in Lima and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the

in 1866. Lamison was elected to the House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1875, not being a candidate for renomination in 1874.

Later career and death

Afterwards, he was appointed an attorney for several railroad companies and was appointed to the

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in 1892, headquartered in

Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. It was named after nearby Fort Dodge, which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge. The city ...

. Lamison died in

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 cen ...

, on April 24, 1896, and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in Lima, Ohio.

References

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