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Charles A. Beggs (November 1, 1860 – November 2, 1939) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Plainfield, Wisconsin, Beggs went to public school. Beggs owned potato warehouses in Waushara and Portage Counties, Wisconsin. He was involved with the retail mercantile business in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. Beggs served as president of the village of Cameron, Wisconsin. He also served on the Barron County Board of Supervisors. Beggs served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1921 to 1923, from 1927 to 1933, and from 1937 to 1939. Beggs was a Democrat. Beggs supported United States Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and was involved with the Wisconsin Progressive Party. He moved to Madison, Wisconsin after his term ended in the Wisconsin Legislature. Beggs died suddenly of a heart attack the day after his seventy-ninth birthday at his home in Madison, Wisconsin. His son Lyall T. Beggs also served in the Wisconsin Assembly.

Notes

1. ^ "Charles Beggs, Former Solon, Dies, Age 79". The Capital Times. November 2, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
2. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937. Madison, 1937, p. 37.

External links

• Charles A. Beggs at Find a Grave

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