Christopher C. Upson
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Christopher Columbus Upson (October 17, 1829 - February 8, 1902) was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born near Syracuse, New York
, Upson attended the common schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Syracuse, New York
, in 1851.
He moved to San Antonio, Texas
, in 1854 and engaged in the practice of law.
During the Civil War
he served in the Confederate States Army
as a volunteer aide, with the rank of colonel, on the staff of Gen. W.H.C. Whiting.
He was appointed by the Confederacy associate justice of Arizona in 1862.
Upson was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Gustave Schleicher.
He was reelected to the Forty-seventh Congress and served from April 15, 1879, to March 3, 1883.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1882.
He resumed the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas
, and died there February 8, 1902.
Upson was interred at San Antonio City Cemetery No. 1.
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 Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born near Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, Upson attended the common schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, in 1851.
He moved to San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, in 1854 and engaged in the practice of law.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he served in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as a volunteer aide, with the rank of colonel, on the staff of Gen. W.H.C. Whiting.
He was appointed by the Confederacy associate justice of Arizona in 1862.
Upson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Gustave Schleicher.
He was reelected to the Forty-seventh Congress and served from April 15, 1879, to March 3, 1883.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1882.
He resumed the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, and died there February 8, 1902.
Upson was interred at San Antonio City Cemetery No. 1.