Charles G. Crosse

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. "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.
2. "Obituary". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. April 22, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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.

External links

• Charles G. Crosse at Find a Grave