Charles R. Gill (1830–1883) was a politician in the state of Wisconsin.
Biography[]
Gill was born in Winfield, New York, in 1830.[1] In 1854 he moved to Watertown, Wisconsin. His son, Hiram Gill, would serve as mayor of Seattle, Washington. He died in 1883.
Career[]
From 1860 to 1861 Gill served in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat. During the American Civil War, Gill served in the Union Army as a colonel, in the 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Gill would later be elected Attorney General of Wisconsin as a Republican and hold the position from 1866 to 1870.
See also[]
- List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin
References[]
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