Charles E. Creager
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Charles Edward Creager was a U.S. Representative
from Oklahoma
.
Born near Dayton, Ohio
, Creager attended Ohio public schools and graduated from Northern Indiana University. He enlisted as a sergeant major
in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War
and served under General Nelson A. Miles
in the Puerto Rican
campaign. He also engaged in the newspaper business, being the city editor of the Columbus Press-Post from 1899 to 1901 and editor of the Daily Leader in Marietta, Ohio
, from 1902 to 1904. He moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory
(now Oklahoma
) in November 1904 and engaged in the newspaper business once more, later becoming publisher and editor of several Oklahoma newspapers.
Wilson was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-first Congress
(March 4, 1909-March 3, 1911) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-second Congress in 1910.
He was employed in the United States Indian Service and later engaged in oil production until 1934, when he retired. He remained a resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma, until his death there on January 11, 1964. He was buried in Greenhill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Born near Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, Creager attended Ohio public schools and graduated from Northern Indiana University. He enlisted as a sergeant major
Sergeant Major
Sergeants major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. In Commonwealth countries, Sergeants Major are usually appointments held by senior non-commissioned officers or warrant officers...
in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
and served under General Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.-Early life:Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm...
in the Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
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campaign. He also engaged in the newspaper business, being the city editor of the Columbus Press-Post from 1899 to 1901 and editor of the Daily Leader in Marietta, Ohio
Marietta, Ohio
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
, from 1902 to 1904. He moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma....
(now Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
) in November 1904 and engaged in the newspaper business once more, later becoming publisher and editor of several Oklahoma newspapers.
Wilson was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-first Congress
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first 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, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
(March 4, 1909-March 3, 1911) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-second Congress in 1910.
He was employed in the United States Indian Service and later engaged in oil production until 1934, when he retired. He remained a resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma, until his death there on January 11, 1964. He was buried in Greenhill Cemetery.