Legislator Details


Charles E. Brenner
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/1/1838
City: Overath, Prussia
County: Rhine Province, Prussia
Country: Prussia/ Germany
 
Death
Date: 3/22/1922
City: Saginaw, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Saginaw, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Emeline Cook, 7/4/1868 in Saginaw; children: Fred, Doretta [or Dora (Lee)], Edith A (Alderton), G. Jerome, Henry, Charles E., Henrietta and Harry

Number of Children: 8

Background

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Military Service:
Occupation: miner, lawyer, real estate, law enforcement
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Early education in public schools of Germany and New York. Attended school two years after coming to Saginaw.

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Charles T. Brenner.Emigrated to US in 1849 and naturalized in 1856. Located to Saginaw in 1850. Mined in Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia, 1857-65. Appointed city marshal of Saginaw in 1866; deputy sheriff in 1868. Served as constable, 1868-75; justice of the peace, 1875-85. Elected city recorder in 1880. Admitted to the bar in 1885. Elected recorder of consolidated city of Saginaw in 1890. In 1910 he was in real estate; in 1920, he was a legal expert in bank collaterals.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Seventh Legislature, 1893-1894
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: State Capitol and Public Buildings , State House of Correction , Supplies and Expenditures , Select Committee on Congressional Reapportionment
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Saginaw
County of Residence Saginaw
District: Saginaw 1
District Description: City of Saginaw

Date Elected: 11/8/1892
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1893
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Manual 1893 p.595-6; USCen 1880, 1910, 1920; MIBiog:1:105-06; Find-a-Grave.com
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