Charles Barwig

Democrat Representative of Wisconsin's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

March 19, 1837 (74 years old)

Birthday

February 15, 1912

Death

German American immigrant who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1845.
Attended public schools and graduated from Spencerian Business College in 1857.
Engaged in the wholesale liquor business after moving to Mayville, Wisconsin, in 1865.
Served as mayor of Mayville from 1886 to 1888.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for three consecutive terms (1889-1895).
Chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury during his last term.
Unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1894.
Later involved in the real estate business.
Died in Mayville, Wisconsin, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
His son also held political office, serving as mayor of Mayville and in the Wisconsin State Senate.