Charles F. Wenner (died June 5, 1882) was an American politician and grain merchant from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.

Charles F. Wenner
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Frederick County district
In office
1868–1870
Preceded byHenry Baker, Upton Buhrman, Thomas Gorsuch, John L. Linthicum, John R. Rouzer, John A. Steiner
Succeeded byNoah Bowlus, Henry R. Harris, John T. McCreery, J. Alfred Ritter, John B. Thomas, William White
Personal details
Died (aged 62)
Berlin, Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Occupation
  • Politician
  • merchant

Career

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Charles F. Wenner served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.[1][2] In 1879, he ran again to represent Frederick County in the House of Delegates, but lost.[3]

Wenner worked as a grain merchant. In April 1861, he wrote a letter to Governor Thomas H. Hicks about the seizure of his grain en route to Georgetown on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal by military troops.[4] His warehouses in Berlin were seized during the Civil War for belief he was aiding the Confederates, but in 1863, the Secretary of the Treasury withdrew the lawsuits.[5] In 1870, he built a new section to a mill originally owned by George H. Hogan. In 1872, he began working with miller Walper G. Musgrove in Berlin. The firm of grain merchants Wenner, Jordan & Company formed in 1879. Wenner partnered with Christian Smith in that enterprise and worked as a senior partner. After his death, the firm was renamed Jordan, Crampton & Company.[2][6]

Personal life

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Wenner lived in Berlin. He had a stroke on May 4, 1882. He had three additional strokes and died at his home in Berlin on June 5, 1882, aged 62.[2][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Hon. C. F. Wenner". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 5, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "The State Elections". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1879. p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ Message of the Governor of Maryland to the General Assembly, in Extra Session, 1861. E. S. Riley. 1861. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Archive.org. 
  5. ^ "Affairs in Frederick County". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1863. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ Williams, T. J. C.; McKinsey, Folger (1910). History of Frederick County, Maryland. Vol. 2. L. R. Titsworth & Co. pp. 1032, 1564–1565, 1589–1590. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Archive.org.
  7. ^ "Charles F. Wenner..." Shepherdstown Register. June 10, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.