Charles G. Conn
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Charles Gerard Conn was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
but moved with his parents to Elkhart, Indiana
, in 1851. He attended the common schools and enlisted in the Union Army
May 18, 1861, serving as a private in the band of Company B, Fifteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
He was discharged September 10, 1862 and Reenlisted in Company G, First Michigan Sharpshooters, November 18, 1862. He was wounded and taken prisoner, being released from Columbia, South Carolina
prison camp at the close of hostilities.
After the war he engaged in the grocery and bakery business and, in 1877, in the manufacture of band instruments at Elkhart, Indiana
.
He served as mayor of Elkhart 1880-1883 and as member of the State house of representatives in 1889.
He established the Elkhart Daily Truth in 1890 and was owner of the Washington (D.C.) Times during part of his congressional term.
Conn was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895) but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the manufacture of band instruments at Elkhart, Indiana.
In 1916 he retired and moved to Los Angeles, California
.
He died there January 5, 1931 and was interred in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Biography
Conn was born in Phelps, New YorkPhelps, New York
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but moved with his parents to Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
, in 1851. He attended the common schools and enlisted in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
May 18, 1861, serving as a private in the band of Company B, Fifteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
He was discharged September 10, 1862 and Reenlisted in Company G, First Michigan Sharpshooters, November 18, 1862. He was wounded and taken prisoner, being released from Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
prison camp at the close of hostilities.
After the war he engaged in the grocery and bakery business and, in 1877, in the manufacture of band instruments at Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
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He served as mayor of Elkhart 1880-1883 and as member of the State house of representatives in 1889.
He established the Elkhart Daily Truth in 1890 and was owner of the Washington (D.C.) Times during part of his congressional term.
Conn was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895) but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the manufacture of band instruments at Elkhart, Indiana.
In 1916 he retired and moved to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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He died there January 5, 1931 and was interred in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
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