Charles A. Karch

Charles Adam Karch (March 17, 1875 - November 6, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born on a farm in Engleman Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, Karch attended the public schools. He was graduated from Northern Illinois Normal University (now the Illinois State Normal University), at Normal, Illinois, in 1894. He taught school 1895-1900. He was graduated from the law department of Wesleyan College, Bloomington, Illinois, in 1898. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Belleville, Illinois. He served as secretary to Congressman Fred J. Kern 1901-1903. He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1904-1906 and 1910-1914. He moved to East St. Louis in 1914 and continued the practice of law. He served as United States attorney for the eastern judicial district of Illinois 1914-1918.

Karch was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death. Had been nominated for reelection to the Seventy-third Congress. He died in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 6, 1932. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois.

References

• Charles A. Karch at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Karch, Charles Adam
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Date of birth	March 17, 1875
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Date of death	November 6, 1932
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