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{{Infobox Senator
{{Short description|American pioneer and politician (1805–1870)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Charles Durkee
| name = Charles Durkee
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| image = Charles Durkee.jpg
| image = Charles Durkee.jpg
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|order = 6th
| jr/sr = United States Senator
|office = Governor of Utah Territory
| state = [[Wisconsin]]
| term_start = September 30, 1865
| term_start = March 4, 1855
| term_end = January 9, 1869
| term_end = March 4, 1861
| predecessor = [[James Duane Doty]]
| preceded = [[Isaac P. Walker|Isaac Walker]]
| successor = [[John Shaffer (politician)|John Shaffer]]
| succeeded = [[Timothy Howe]]
|state1 = [[Wisconsin]]
| state3 = [[Wisconsin]]
|jr/sr1 = United States
| district3 = [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district|1st]]
| term_start1 = March 4, 1855
| term_start3 = March 4, 1849
| term_end1 = March 3, 1861
| term_end3 = March 4, 1853
| preceded1 = [[Isaac P. Walker]]
| preceded3 =
| succeeded1 = [[Timothy O. Howe]]
| succeeded3 = [[Daniel Wells, Jr.]]
|state2 = [[Wisconsin]]
|district2 = {{ushr|WI|1|1st}}
| term_start2 = March 4, 1849
| term_end2 = March 3, 1853
| preceded2 = [[William P. Lynde]]
| succeeded2 = [[Daniel Wells Jr.]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1805|12|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1805|12|10}}
| birth_place = [[Royalton, Vermont]]
| birth_place = [[Royalton, Vermont]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1870|1|14|1805|12|10}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1870|1|14|1805|12|10}}
| death_place = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| death_place = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|restingplace = Green Ridge Cemetery <br />[[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| party = [[Free Soil Party|Free-soiler]], later [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]]
| nationality = American
| party = {{unbulleted list|
| spouse =
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| [[Free Soil Party|Free Soil]] (until 1854)
}}
| spouse = {{unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Catherine Putnam Dana|1836|1838|end=died}}
| {{marriage|Caroline Lake<br />|1840}}
}}
| relations =
| relations =
| children = {{unbulleted list
| children =
| Harvey Durkee
| (died 1858)
| Charles Durkee Jr.
| (b. 1843; died 1847)
}}
| residence =
| residence =
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'''Charles Durkee''' (December 10, 1805{{ndash}} January 14, 1870) was an [[United States|American]] politician and a [[U.S. House of Representatives|Congressman]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Wisconsin]].

'''Charles H. Durkee''' (December 10, 1805{{spaced ndash}}January 14, 1870) was an American pioneer, [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]], and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Wisconsin]]. He was one of the founders of [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], and was a [[List of governors of Utah|Governor]] of the [[Utah Territory]] in the last five years of his life.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Durkee was born in [[Royalton, Vermont]]. He became a merchant and moved to the [[Wisconsin Territory]] in 1836. There he became involved in agriculture and lumbering, and was a founder of the town of Southport (later [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]). Land he once owned in Kenosha is now part of the [[Library Park Historic District (Kenosha, Wisconsin)|Library Park Historic District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5H6T_Library_Park_Historic_District_Kenosha_WI|title=Library Park Historic District - Kenosha, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Placesm|website=Waymarking.com|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
Durkee was born in [[Royalton, Vermont]]. He became a merchant and moved to [[Wisconsin]] in 1836. There he became involved in agriculture and lumbering, and was a founder of the town of Southport (later [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]).


==Career==
==Career==
He entered politics, serving two terms in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. Originally a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]],<ref>Smith, Theodore Clarke. ''The Free Soil Party in Wisconsin'' [From Proceedings of State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1894]. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895; p. 136</ref> he became a member first of the [[Liberty Party (United States, 1840)|Liberty Party]] and then of the [[Free Soil Party]] and was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1848 as part of Wisconsin's first full congressional delegation. He served in the House for two terms as part of the [[31st Congress|31st]] and the [[32nd Congress|32nd]] [[United States Congress|Congresses]] from March 4, 1849, till March 3, 1853, representing [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district]]. In 1854, he switched to the newly formed [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and was elected to the [[United States Senate]] by the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]]. He served for one term, from 1855 to 1861. In 1865 he became [[Governor of Utah|governor]] of the [[Utah Territory]], and served in that position until 1869 when he resigned because of ill health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/governors/territorial/durkee.html |title=Charles Durkee |website=historytogo.utah.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923061010/http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/governors/territorial/durkee.html |archive-date=2006-09-23}} </ref> He died in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] while returning home.<ref name="wihist">{{cite web|url = https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS7235 |title= Durkee, Charles 1805 - 1870 |website= [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] |date= 8 August 2017 |access-date= August 17, 2020 }}</ref>
He entered politics, serving two terms in the territorial legislature. He became a member of the [[Free Soil Party]] and was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1848 as part of Wisconsin's first full congressional delegation. He served in the House for two terms, until 1853. In 1854, he switched to the newly formed [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and was elected to the [[United States Senate]] by the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]]. He served for one term, from 1855 to 1861. In 1865 he became [[Governor of Utah|governor]] of the [[Utah Territory]], and served in that position until 1869 when he resigned because of ill health.<ref>http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/governors/territorial/durkee.html</ref> He died in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] while returning home.<ref>http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1197&keyword=durkee</ref>


==Tributes==
==Tributes==
A street in the city of [[Appleton, Wisconsin]], is named for him. An elementary school in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], bore his name for many years. It was demolished in 2008.
A street in the city of [[Appleton, Wisconsin]] is named for him.


An elementary school in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]] bore his name for many years. It was demolished in 2008.
He gave a speech at the hammering of the [[Golden Spike]] in Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869, connecting the Union Pacific tracks to the Central Pacific Railroad.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Last Spike is Driven|page=34|url=http://cprr.org/Museum/Last_Spike_is_Driven.pdf|format=PDF|website=Cprr.org|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>


Created the Durkee Spices
His former home, which later became an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] school for girls and is now known as [[Kemper Hall]], is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5HJ4_Kemper_Hall_Kenosha_WI|title=Kemper Hall - Kenosha, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places |website=Waymarking.com|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175025785505 |title= Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography |chapter= Durkee, Charles |publisher= D. Appleton and Company |location=[[New York City|New York]] |editor-last1= Wilson |editor-first1= James Grant |editor-link1= James Grant Wilson |editor-last2= Fiske |editor-first2= John |editor-link2= John Fiske (philosopher) |year= 1898 |volume= 2 (Crane&ndash;Grimshaw) |pages= 272–273 |chapter-url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175025785505&seq=294 }}
* {{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000mcmu |title= Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors |last1= McMullin |first1= Thomas A. |last2= Walker |first2= David |publisher= Meckler Publishing |year= 1984 |pages= 299–300 |chapter= Utah: Durkee, Charles (1865&ndash;1869) |isbn= 9780930466114 }}


==External links==
==External links==
{{CongBio|D000573}}
{{CongBio|D000573}}
* {{Find a Grave|8795193| Charles Durkee Sr. }}


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