Charles Benjamin Page (November 4, 1851 – August 13, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Page was born on November 4, 1851, in Olean, New York, the son of Rufus L. Page and Elizabeth A. Hall.[1]

Page studied in Olean Academy and a private school in New Marlboro, Massachusetts. He moved to New York City in 1870 and began studying law, first under Addison G. Rice and then with Judge Freeman J. Fithian. He was admitted to the bar in 1876.[1] From 1876 to 1886, he associated with Fithian. In 1886, he became the member of the law firm Secor & Page.[2]

In 1895, Page was elected to the New York State Senate as a Republican, representing New York's 17th State Senate district. He served in the Senate in 1896,[3] 1897,[4] and 1898.[5] In 1900, State Comptroller William J. Morgan appointed him tax appraiser.[6] He was also appointed to the New York City Board of Elections that year.[7] He was a delegate to the 1904[8] and 1908 Republican National Conventions.[9]

Page was a member of the Freemasons.[2]

Page died at home on August 13, 1912.[7] He was buried in Mount View Cemetery in Olean.

References

  1. 1 2 McAdam, David; Bischoff, Henry; Clarke, Richard H.; Dykman, Jackson O.; Van Cott, Joshua M.; Reynolds, George G., eds. (1897). History of the Bench and Bar of New York. Vol. II. New York, N.Y.: New York History Company. pp. 301–302 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Callanan, James H., ed. (1896). The Evening Journal 1896 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: Weed-Parsons Printing Co. p. 179 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1896). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 181 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1897). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 165 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1898). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 172 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Names of Tax Appraisers". New-York Tribune. Vol. LX, no. 19528. New York, N.Y. 4 May 1900. p. 9 – via Chronicling America.
  7. 1 2 "Ex-State Senator Charles B. Page" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXI, no. 19927. New York, N.Y. 15 August 1912. p. 9.
  8. ↑ Blumenberg, Milton W. (1904). Official Proceedings of the Thirteenth Republican National Convention, Held in the City of Chicago, June 21, 22, 23, 1904. Minneapolis, M.N.: Harrison & Smith Co. p. 97 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ Blumenberg, Milton W. (1908). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Fourteenth Republican National Convention, Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 16, 17, 18 and 19, 1908. Columbus, O.H.: F. J. Heer. p. 70 – via Internet Archive.
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