Charles Napoleon Brumm | |
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 From 1881'sHistory of Schuylkill County, Pa. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office November 6, 1906 – January 4, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | George R. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Alfred B. Garner |
| Constituency | 12th district |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | James B. Reilly |
| Succeeded by | James W. Ryan |
| Constituency | 13th district |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Ryon |
| Succeeded by | James B. Reilly |
| Constituency | 13th district |
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| Born | (1838-06-09)June 9, 1838 |
| Died | January 11, 1917(1917-01-11) (aged 78) |
| Political party | Greenback (1881–1885) Republican |
Charles Napoleon Brumm (June 9, 1838 – January 11, 1917) was aGreenbacker and aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Charles N. Brumm was born inPottsville, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools andPennsylvania College inGettysburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law for two years.
Under the first call of PresidentAbraham Lincoln for three-months’ men, Brumm enlisted as a private and was elected the first lieutenant of Company I, Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He reenlisted in 1861 for three years and was elected first lieutenant of Company K, Seventy-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was detailed on the staff ofGeneral Barton as assistantquartermaster andaide-de-camp, which position he held under General Barton and GeneralGalusha Pennypacker until the expiration of his term of service in 1871.
After the war, Brumm resumed the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1871. However, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election in1878.
Brumm was elected as a Greenbacker to theForty-seventh andForty-eighth Congresses and as a Republican to theForty-ninth andFiftieth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1888. He was a delegate to the1884 Republican National Convention.
Brumm was elected as a Republican to the54th and55th Congresses and served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Claims during these years. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1898.
Brumm was again elected to the59th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofGeorge R. Patterson. He was reelected to the60th Congress and served until 1909 when he resigned, having been elected judge of theSchuylkill CountyCourt of Common Pleas. He served as Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Mileage during the Sixtieth Congress.
He served as judge until his death atMinersville, Pennsylvania.
Brumm was known for having a very mechanical mind. He was grantedletters patent on a meat cutter, and also invented a brick and mortar elevator, a railroad snow shove, and a self-starting car-brake.
He is the father of CongressmanGeorge Franklin Brumm.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1881–1889 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1895–1899 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1906–1909 | Succeeded by |
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