Charles A. Karch
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Charles Adam Karch was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born on a farm in Engleman Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, Karch attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Northern Illinois Normal University (now the Illinois State Normal University), at Normal, Illinois
, in 1894.
He taught school 1895-1900.
He was graduated from the law department of Wesleyan College, Bloomington, Illinois
, in 1898.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1898 and commenced practice in Belleville, Illinois
.
He served as secretary to Congressman Fred J. Kern 1901-1903.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
1904-1906 and 1910-1914.
He moved to East St. Louis in 1914 and continued the practice of law.
He served as United States attorney for the eastern judicial district of Illinois 1914-1918.
Karch was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-second
Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death.
Had been nominated for reelection to the Seventy-third
Congress.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 6, 1932.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born on a farm in Engleman Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, Karch attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Northern Illinois Normal University (now the Illinois State Normal University), at Normal, Illinois
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, in 1894.
He taught school 1895-1900.
He was graduated from the law department of Wesleyan College, Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, in 1898.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1898 and commenced practice in Belleville, Illinois
Belleville, Illinois
Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 44,478. It is the eighth-most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois. It is the county...
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He served as secretary to Congressman Fred J. Kern 1901-1903.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
1904-1906 and 1910-1914.
He moved to East St. Louis in 1914 and continued the practice of law.
He served as United States attorney for the eastern judicial district of Illinois 1914-1918.
Karch was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death.
Had been nominated for reelection to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 6, 1932.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois
Belleville, Illinois
Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 44,478. It is the eighth-most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois. It is the county...
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