C. E. McIntosh

Charles Eduard McIntosh (April 13, 1838 – July 26, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a Union Army soldier.

C. E. McIntosh
Born	(1838-04-13)April 13, 1838 Goderich, Upper Canada
Died	July 26, 1915(1915-07-26) (aged 77)
Occupation	Politician
Political party	Democrat
Spouse	Mary E. Conklin

Biography

McIntosh was born on April 13, 1838, in Goderich, Upper Canada.^[1] He moved to what is now New Berlin, Wisconsin, in 1840 before attending the University of Notre Dame. During the American Civil War, he served with the Union Army. On October 11, 1864, McIntosh married Mary E. Conklin.^[2] They had six children. McIntosh moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1866 and to Florence, Wisconsin, in 1881.

On June 12, 1884, McIntosh was arrested for shooting Sheriff James E. Readmon in Florence.^[3][4] He moved to Iron Mountain, Michigan in September 1884.^[5] The 1910 census listed him as an inmate at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Waupaca, Wisconsin.^[6] He died in 1915 and is buried at Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King, Wisconsin.

Political career

McIntosh was a member of the Assembly during the 1869, 1870 and 1871 sessions.^[7] After he was defeated in the 1871 election, he was arrested for assaulting the local judge in charge of election returns, Samuel Ryan, Jr.^[8] Later, he became District Attorney of Florence County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.