Charles A. Wolverton

Charles Anderson Wolverton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st district
In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Francis F. Patterson, Jr.
Succeeded by	William T. Cahill
Personal details
Born	October 24, 1880 Camden, New Jersey
Died	May 16, 1969(1969-05-16) (aged 88) Camden, New Jersey
Resting place	Harleigh Cemetery 39°55′26″N 75°05′24″W / 39.92390°N 75.09000°W / 39.92390; -75.09000 (Harleigh Cemetery)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican

Charles Anderson Wolverton (October 24, 1880, Camden, New Jersey – May 16, 1969, Camden, New Jersey) was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959.

After receiving a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1900, Wolverton practiced law in his native Camden, New Jersey. He was Camden County prosecutor from 1906 to 1913 and special assistant attorney general of New Jersey in 1913 and 1914.

He was then elected to the New Jersey State House of Assembly (1915–1918) becoming speaker in 1918. Wolverton first ran for a Congressional seat in 1926, winning that election and eventually serving 16 terms as a representative.

He eventually became chairman of the influential Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. He retired from political office in 1958 to resume his legal practice; he died at age 88 and was interred in Harleigh Cemetery in Camden.

External links

• Charles A. Wolverton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Charles A. Wolverton
• Charles Anderson Wolverton at Find a Grave
• Charles A. Wolverton from The Political Graveyard

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