Charles Martin Borchers

Democrat Representative of Illinois's 19th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 18, 1869 (77 years old)

Birthday

December 2, 1946

Death

American politician who served as a U.S. Representative.
Born in Lockville, Ohio, and moved to Illinois at a young age.
Worked as a schoolteacher for seven years before studying law.
Admitted to the bar in 1897 and began practicing law in Decatur, Illinois.
Served as the mayor of Decatur from 1909 to 1911 and again from 1919 to 1923.
Elected to the Sixty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1915.
Ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1914 and for governor in 1924.
Resumed his law practice after his congressional term.
Died in Decatur, Illinois, and was interred in West Frantz Cemetery, Oakley, Illinois.