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Charles August Sulzer (February 24, 1879 – April 15, 1919) was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the TerritoryofAlaska from 1917 to 1919.
Charles August Sulzer
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska Territory's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – April 15, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | James Wickersham |
| Succeeded by | George Barnes Grigsby |
| In office March 4, 1917 – January 7, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | James Wickersham |
| Succeeded by | James Wickersham |
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| Born | (1879-02-24)February 24, 1879 Roselle, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1919(1919-04-15) (aged 40) Aboard a boat between Sulzer, Alaska and Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | William Sulzer (brother) |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898 |
| Unit | Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
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Sulzer was born on February 24, 1879, in Roselle, New JerseyinUnion County, the son of Lydia (Jelleme), who was Frisian, and Thomas Sulzer, a German immigrant. He attended the public schools, Pingry SchoolinElizabeth, New Jersey, Berkeley Academy in New York City, and the United States Military AcademyatWest Point, New York. During the Spanish–American War, he served with the Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Charles Sulzer moved to Alaska in 1902 and engaged in mining.
He was a member of the Alaska Territorial Senate in 1914. He presented his credentials as a Democratic delegate-elect to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1917, to January 7, 1919, when he was succeeded by James Wickersham, who had contested his election. He later presented his credentials as a Delegate-elect to the Sixty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1919, until his death on April 15, 1919, before the convening of Congress. According to published accounts on April 16, Sulzer took ill in Sulzer and died aboard a boat while en route to a hospital in Ketchikan. He was interredinEvergreen CemeteryinHillside, New Jersey. His brother, William Sulzer, was also a congressman and a governor of New York.
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| Preceded by | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska Territory March 4, 1917 – January 7, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska Territory March 4, 1919 – April 15, 1919 |
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