Charles Addison Chickering (November 26, 1843 – February 13, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Charles A. Chickering
Chairman of Committee on Railways and Canals
In office
1895–1900
Member of the House of Representatives from New York's 24th District
In office
March 4, 1893 – February 13, 1900
Preceded byGeorge Van Horn
Succeeded byAlbert D. Shaw
New York State Assembly, Lewis County
In office
1879–1881
Personal details
Born
Charles Addison Chickering

(1843-11-26)November 26, 1843
Harrisburg, New York
DiedFebruary 13, 1900(1900-02-13) (aged 56)
New York City, New York
Political partyRepublican
Occupationteacher, hardware merchant

Life

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Born in Harrisburg, New York, Chickering attended the common schools and Lowville Academy and was for some time a teacher in that institution. He engaged in business as a hardware merchant. He served as school commissioner of Lewis County 1865–1875. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Lewis Co.) in 1879, 1880 and 1881; and was Clerk of the Assembly from 1884 to 1890. He served as chairman of the Lewis County Republican committee. He served as member of the Republican State committee, serving as secretary, and as a member of its executive committee.

Chickering was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his accidental death from injuries received in a fall from a window of the Grand Union Hotel in New York City while on a business trip February 13, 1900. He served as chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-sixth Congresses). He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Copenhagen, New York.

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Charles A. Chickering (id: C000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Lewis County

1879–1881
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th congressional district

March 4, 1893 – February 13, 1900
Succeeded by

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