US Con Culver, Charles Vernon - U.S. Congressman, PA

Charles Vernon Culver

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Born: September 6, 1830

Birthplace: Logan, Ohio

Father: Reuben Culver 1798 – 1861

Mother:
Hannah Dillon Brooke 1804 – 1862

Wife: Mary E. Austin 1834 – 1899
(Buried: Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Clement Austin Culver 1857 – 1858​

Political Party: Republican Party

Education:


Attended Ohio Wesleyan University​

Occupation before War:
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Mercantile Businessman in Reno, Pennsylvania​
Senior Member of Culver, Penn, and Company Bankers​
Oil Developer in Venango County, Pennsylvania​
Helped Establish thirteen banks in throughout the East​
Builder of a Railroad from Reno to Pithole​

Civil War Career:

Oil Developer in Venango County, Pennsylvania​
Helped Establish thirteen banks in throughout the East​
1865 – 1867: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1865 – 1867: Member of House Banking and Currency Committee​
1865 – 1867: Member of House Treasury Department Expenditures​

Occupation after War:

1866: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress.​
1866: Became bankrupt and was Imprisoned​
1866: Acquitted after a prolonged trial​
Leader of the Reno Oil Company​
1905: Secured some old Spanish Mining Grants​

Died:
January 10, 1909

Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 78 years old

Burial Place: Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania
 
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