Charles Fingado
Charles Fingado was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[]
Fingado was born on December 23, 1841, in Lahr, Germany.[1] He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1854 and to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in 1856. During the American Civil War, Fingado served with the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment and took part in the Battle of Perryville.
On April 23, 1865, Fingado married Amalia Walther.[2] They would have six children. He died in 1901 in Wauwatosa, where he was also buried.
Political career[]
Fingado was a member of the Assembly in 1882. Previously, he held positions in Wauwatosa, serving as treasurer in 1868, supervisor from 1876 to 1880 and chairman of the board in 1880. He was a Republican.
References[]
- ^ "Biographical Sketches". Wisconsin Blue Book. 1882. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Charles Fingado". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
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- People from Lahr
- German emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- People from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin city council members
- City and town treasurers in the United States
- Wisconsin Republicans
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union Army soldiers
- 1841 births
- 1901 deaths
- Burials in Wisconsin
- 19th-century American politicians