Charles St. John

Charles St. John (October 8, 1818 – July 6, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Charles St. John
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district
In office 1871–1873
Preceded by	Charles Van Wyck
Succeeded by	Clarkson Nott Potter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district
In office 1873–1875
Preceded by	John H. Ketcham
Succeeded by	Nathaniel H. Odell
Personal details
Born	October 8, 1818 Mount Hope, New York, U.S.
Died	July 6, 1891 (aged 72) Port Jervis, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Biography

St. John was born on October 8, 1818 in Mount Hope, New York. He attended the common schools and Goshen and Newburgh (New York) Academies. He engaged in lumbering on the Delaware River and in mercantile pursuits and banking at Port Jervis, New York. He served as internal revenue collector and later as president of the Barrett Bridge Co..

St. John was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875), after which he resumed his former business activities.

He died in Port Jervis on July 6, 1891 and was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery.

Legacy

In 1888 St. John built the High Point Inn at New Jersey's highest point High Point, New Jersey. The Inn would form the basis for the home of Anthony R. Kuser who converted it into a lodge before ultimately donating it to New Jersey in 1923.[1]

References

1. http://www.nynjctbotany.org/njkitt/highpont.html

• United States Congress. "Charles St. John (id: S000765)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Charles St. John at Find a Grave

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