Charles Albright

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(December 13, 1830 — September 28, 1880) Charles Albright was an American politician and lawyer. Albright was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1830. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1852 and practiced law in Mauch Chunk. He moved to Kansas in 1854, during the early development of the area, and was part of its development. Albright enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and attained the rank of colonel. After the war, he continued the practice of law in Mauch Chunk, until 1872 when he was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives. He served in that capacity from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After his service in Congress, Albright continued to practice law until his death in 1880. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000077]

Member of Pennsylvania Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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