Background
Billinghurst, Charles was born on July 27, 1818 in Brighton, Franklin County, New York, United States.
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Billinghurst, Charles was born on July 27, 1818 in Brighton, Franklin County, New York, United States.
Born in Brighton, New York, Billinghurst attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Rochester, New New York
He moved to Wisconsin the same year and settled in Juneau, Wisconsin, where he continued to practice law. He was elected a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852. Billinghurst was elected as an Opposition Party representative from Wisconsin"s 3rd congressional district to the Thirty-fourth Congress, defeating incumbent Democrat John B. Macy.
And as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress, being defeated by Democrat Charles H. Larrabee. He resumed the practice of law in Juneau, Wisconsin, where he died August 18, 1865.
He was interred in Juneau Cemetery.
Republican Party, Democratic Party.
Billinghurst was elected as a member of the first Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848.