Charles F. Wenner (died June 5, 1882) was an American politician and grain merchant from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.
Charles F. Wenner | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Baker, Upton Buhrman, Thomas Gorsuch, John L. Linthicum, John R. Rouzer, John A. Steiner |
| Succeeded by | Noah Bowlus, Henry R. Harris, John T. McCreery, J. Alfred Ritter, John B. Thomas, William White |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (aged 62) Berlin, Frederick County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Career edit
Charles F. Wenner served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.[1][2] In 1879, he ran again to represent Frederick County in the House of Delegates, but lost.[3]
Wenner worked as a grain merchant. In April 1861, he wrote a letter to Governor Thomas H. Hicks about the seizure of his grain en route to Georgetown on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal by military troops.[4] His warehouses in Berlin were seized during the Civil War for belief he was aiding the Confederates, but in 1863, the Secretary of the Treasury withdrew the lawsuits.[5] In 1870, he built a new section to a mill originally owned by George H. Hogan. In 1872, he began working with miller Walper G. Musgrove in Berlin. The firm of grain merchants Wenner, Jordan & Company formed in 1879. Wenner partnered with Christian Smith in that enterprise and worked as a senior partner. After his death, the firm was renamed Jordan, Crampton & Company.[2][6]
Personal life edit
Wenner lived in Berlin. He had a stroke on May 4, 1882. He had three additional strokes and died at his home in Berlin on June 5, 1882, aged 62.[2][7]
References edit
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hon. C. F. Wenner". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 5, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The State Elections". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1879. p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Message of the Governor of Maryland to the General Assembly, in Extra Session, 1861. E. S. Riley. 1861. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Affairs in Frederick County". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1863. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, T. J. C.; McKinsey, Folger (1910). History of Frederick County, Maryland. Vol. 2. L. R. Titsworth & Co. pp. 1032, 1564–1565, 1589–1590. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Charles F. Wenner..." Shepherdstown Register. June 10, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
