Charles Giles Crosse (April 28, 1828 April 21, 1908) was an American physician and politician.

Life

Crosse was born in Cincinnatus, New York.[1][2] He attended school in Ohio, followed by study at Western Reserve College and Cincinnati Medical College, where he graduated as a medical doctor in 1853.[1] He married Rowena Smith on September 26, 1853.[2] He practiced medicine in Amherst, Ohio until relocating to Wisconsin in 1854.[1][2] Crosse moved to Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on January 1, 1860.[2] During the American Civil War, Crosse was a surgeon in the 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.[1][2] After the war he lived in Sun Prairie, where he operated a drugstore called Crosse & Crosse in partnership with his son Theodore.[2] Crosse died at his home in Sun Prairie.[1][2]

Political career

In 1880, Crosse served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1][2][3][4] His house is in Sun Prairie.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dr. C. G. Crosse Is Found Dead". Iowa County Democrat. Mineral Point, WI. April 23, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Obituary". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. April 22, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1880, Biographical Sketch of Charles G. Crosse,' p. 511.
  4. Medical Review of Reviews, Austin Flint Association, Inc.: 1908, Death notice, p. 366.


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