Charles B. Sedgwick

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Charles Sedwick


Chair of the House Naval Affairs Committee
In office 1861–1863
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th district
In office 1859–1863
Preceded by	Amos P. Granger
Succeeded by	Theodore M. Pomeroy

Personal details
Born	March 15, 1815 Pompey, New York, U.S.
Died	February 3, 1883 (aged 67) Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Relations	Henry J. Sedgwick (brother)
Education	Hamilton College

Charles Baldwin Sedgwick (March 15, 1815 – February 3, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 24th congressional district from 1859 to 1863.

Early life and education

Sedgwick, the son of Stephen Sedgwick and Anna Baldwin, was born March 15, 1815, in Pompey, New York, and attended Pompey Hill Academy and Hamilton College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1848, and commenced practice in Syracuse, New York.^[1]

Career

Sedgwick was elected as a Republican to the 36th and 37th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1863. He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Naval Affairs during the 37th Congress.^[2]

He engaged for the next two years in codifying naval laws for the United States Department of the Navy at Washington, D.C., and then resumed the practice of law in Syracuse.

On April 19, 1865, Sedgwick performed a eulogy at Hanover Square after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.^[3]

Personal life

State Senator Henry J. Sedgwick (1812–1868) was his brother. He died February 3, 1883.

References

^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
^ Reiff, Daniel D. (2010-11-01). Houses from Books: Treatises, Pattern Books, and Catalogs in American Architecture, 1738-1950: A History and Guide. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-04419-4.
^ "Eulogy for President Abraham Lincoln held in Hanover Square". Onondaga Historical Association. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-25.

External links

Charles B. Sedgwick at Find a Grave

v t e Chairs of the United States House Committee on Armed Services
Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947)	Eustis Hamilton Vance Hamilton Drayton R. Johnson McKay C. Johnson Thompson Dawson Stanly Haralson Botts Burt Bissell Benton Quitman Faulkner B. Stanton Blair Buffington Schenck Garfield Logan Coburn Banning Sparks Henderson Rosecrans Bragg Townshend Cutcheon Outhwaite Hull Hay Dent Kahn McKenzie Morin James Quin McSwain Hill May
Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947)	Fuller Crowninshield Storrs Hoffman Anderson White Jarvis Ingham Thomas Wise Parmenter Holmes King F. Stanton Bocock Benson Bocock Morse Sedgwick Rice Pike Scofield Whitthorne Harris Cox Herbert Boutelle Herbert Cummings Geissenhainer Boutelle Foss Padgett Butler Britten Vinson
Armed Services Committee* (from 1947)	Andrews Vinson Short Vinson Rivers Philbin Hébert Price Aspin Dellums Spence Stump Hunter Skelton McKeon Thornberry Smith Rogers
^Alternately named National Security* in 104th and 105th Congresses.

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