Charles Albright | |
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 Albright,c. 1870–1880 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania'sAt-Large district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1830-12-13)December 13, 1830 |
| Died | September 28, 1880(1880-09-28) (aged 49) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 1864–1865 |
| Rank | Colonel BrevetBrigadier General |
| Commands | 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry 34th Pennsylvania Militia Regiment 202nd Pennsylvania Infantry Lehigh District |
| Battles/wars | |
Charles Albright (December 13, 1830 – September 28, 1880) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Charles Albright was born inBucks County, Pennsylvania. He attendedDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania in present-dayJim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Moving to theKansas Territory in 1854, Albright participated in its early development; though he returned toPennsylvania and resumed the practice of law in Mauch Chunk in 1856. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in1860 and1872.
During theAmerican Civil War, Albright served in theUnion Army asmajor of the132nd Pennsylvania Infantry. Honorably mustered out with his regiment and the rank ofcolonel on May 24, 1863; he was recommissioned as colonel of the Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Militia during theGettysburg campaign on July 3, 1863, and honorably mustered out again on August 10, 1863. About a year later, on September 4, 1864; he was recommissioned as colonel of the202nd Pennsylvania Infantry. On March 7, 1865,PresidentAbraham Lincoln nominated Albright to the honorary grade ofbrevetbrigadier general,U.S. Volunteers, to rank from March 7, 1865 and theU.S. Senate confirmed the award on March 10, 1865.[1] Albright was honorably mustered out August 3, 1865.
After the war, he resumed the practice of law in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. In 1876, several members of theMolly Maguires were tried for the murder of mine boss John P. Jones. Albright served as the prosecution's lead where he reportedly cut an imposing figure in the courtroom wearing his Army dress uniform complete with sword and scabbard.[2]
Albright was elected as a Republican to theForty-third Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in1874. He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in manufacturing in Mauch Chunk until his death there in 1880.
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| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's at-large congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Served alongside:Lemuel Todd andGlenni W. Scofield | Succeeded by District eliminated |
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