Charles Edgar Pickett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin P. Birdsall |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Connolly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1866-01-14)January 14, 1866 Bonaparte, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1930(1930-07-20) (aged 64) Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa College of Law |
Charles Edgar Pickett (January 14, 1866 – July 20, 1930) was a two-term RepublicanU.S. Representative fromIowa's 3rd congressional district.
Born nearBonaparte, Iowa, Pickett attended thecommon schools. He graduated from theUniversity of Iowa atIowa City in 1888 and from itsCollege of Law in 1890. Pickett wasadmitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice inWaterloo, Iowa. He served as vice president of the Pioneer National Bank, and went on to serve as regent of the University of Iowa from 1896 to 1909.
He served as chairman of the Republican State Convention in 1899.
In 1908, Pickett was elected as aRepublican to represent Iowa's 3rd congressional district theSixty-first Congress. Two years later he was re-elected, leading to service in theSixty-second Congress.
In 1912, when Republicans were divided between their own party's candidates and candidates of theBull Moose Party, Pickett ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by DemocratMaurice Connolly of Dubuque. In all, he served from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913.
After losing the election, he resumed the practice of law in Waterloo. He again served as chairman of the Republican State Convention in 1916, and served as delegate at large to the1920 Republican National Convention.
In 1922, U.S. SenatorWilliam S. Kenyon of Iowa resigned to accept a judgeship, forcing a special election. Pickett was one of six Republicans who ran in the Republican primary for Kenyon's former senate seat. InsurgentSmith W. Brookhart finished far ahead of Pickett and the others, by a great enough margin to avoid a convention fight.[1]
Pickett died in Waterloo, on July 20, 1930. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 3rd congressional district 1909–1913 | Succeeded by |
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