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Preceded by
  
George Hearst

Political party
  
Republican

Resigned
  
March 4, 1893

Succeeded by
  
Thomas J. Clunie

Party
  
Republican Party

Preceded by
  
None

Role
  
U.S. senator

Succeeded by
  
Stephen M. White

Name
  
Charles Felton


Charles N. Felton

Born
  
January 1, 1832 Buffalo, New York (
1832-01-01
)

Died
  
September 13, 1914, Menlo Park, California, United States

Charles Norton Felton (January 1, 1832 – September 13, 1914) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from California.

Biography

Charles Felton was born on January 1, 1832, in Buffalo, New York. He attended and received his education from Syracuse Academy before studying law and being admitted to the bar; however, he never entered practice. Felton moved to California in 1849 and entered the mercantile business and subsequently banking. In 1853, he became sheriff of Yuba County, California. Felton served as a tax collector before being appointed as treasurer of the United States Mint at San Francisco. From 1868 to 1877, he served as Assistant Treasurer of the United States. Felton also served in the California State Assembly from 1878 to 1882.

In 1884, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican for the 49th Congress. He subsequently won reelection to his seat in 1886 for the 50th Congress. He did not seek election to a third term in the U.S. House in 1888; he served from March 1885 to March 1889.

Felton was elected to the United States Senate in 1891 to represent California to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Hearst, serving from March 19, 1891, to March 3, 1893. He did not seek reelection.

Upon retiring from the U.S. Senate, Felton served as a state prison director from 1903 to 1907. He died at his home in Menlo Park, California, on September 13, 1914. Felton was interred in Cypress Lawn Cemetery in San Mateo County, California.

The town of Felton, California was named after him.

References

Charles N. Felton Wikipedia