CHARLES S. PLANK was born in Rodman, Jefferson County, N. Y., September 27, 1863. He was reared on his father's farm and attended the district school. He graduated from Ives Seminary in the classical course in 1884, and from the Potsdam Normal School in 1887.
Mr. Plank served three years as principal of the Waddington Union School, and six years as school commissioner of the second district of St. Lawrence County. He also served as trustee of the village of
Waddington; as justice of the peace for eight years and supervisor from 1898 to the time of his death.
He studied law and was duly admitted to the bar. He was also deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as well as in the profession of law.
Mr. Plank was nominated for member of Assembly in the first Assembly district of St. Lawrence County by the Republican party in 1899 and was elected by a very large plurality. He served as member of Assembly during the session of 1900, and was renominated and re-elected and served in like capacity during the legislative sessions of 1901,
1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.
During his service in the Legislature he was chairman of the Assembly committees on state prisons and excise, and was also a member of the committees on ways and means, judiciary, codes, internal affairs, canals, public education, public lands and forestry and military affairs. He was influential in perfecting and advancing many important measures affecting education, taxation, agriculture and highway
improvement.
He was an active Republican and a recognized leader of his party in St. Lawrence County.
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Charles S. Plank, Member of Assembly .from the First district of St. Lawrence county, was born in Rodman, Jefferson county, N. Y., September 27, 1863. His parents, Seymour S. Plank and Rosina (Mattoon) Plank, were of New England stock.
The subject of this sketch was raised on his father's farm and attended the district school. he graduated from the classical course of Ives Seminary in 1884, and from the Potsdam Normal School in 1887.
Mr. Plank served three year as principal of the Waddington Union School and six years as School Commissioner of the Second district of St. Lawrence County. He has also been
Justice of the Peace of his town 'for eight years and Supervisor for two
years.
Mr. Plank studied law with Azro B. Shepard, of Waddington; Watson M.Rogers, of Watertown, and Chas. A. Kellogg, of Ogdensburg, and was .duly admitted to the bar. He is
deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as wen as in the profession of the law.
In politics Mr. Plank has always been a Republican, and has taken an
.active part in every campaign since he was a voter.
Mr. Plank at the Assembly-election in 1899 received 3,474 votes to 1,057
,cast for J. l\fanson, Democrat.
Mr. Plank, in 1900, was appointed member of the following committees:
Public Education, Codes, and Military Affaire. Renominated in 1900, Mr. Plank received 7,403 votes to 2,950 votes cast for George W. Parker, Democrat.
In 1901 Mr. Plank was appointed 11 member of the following Committees: Codes, Canals, and Public Lands ,and Forestry.
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Mr. Plank served three years as principal of the Waddington Union School, and six years as school commissioner of the second district of St. Lawrence County. He also served as trustee of the village of
Waddington; as justice of the peace for eight years and supervisor from 1898 to the time of his death.
He studied law and was duly admitted to the bar. He was also deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as well as in the profession of law.
Mr. Plank was nominated for member of Assembly in the first Assembly district of St. Lawrence County by the Republican party in 1899 and was elected by a very large plurality. He served as member of Assembly during the session of 1900, and was renominated and re-elected and served in like capacity during the legislative sessions of 1901,
1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.
During his service in the Legislature he was chairman of the Assembly committees on state prisons and excise, and was also a member of the committees on ways and means, judiciary, codes, internal affairs, canals, public education, public lands and forestry and military affairs. He was influential in perfecting and advancing many important measures affecting education, taxation, agriculture and highway
improvement.
He was an active Republican and a recognized leader of his party in St. Lawrence County.
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Charles S. Plank, Member of Assembly .from the First district of St. Lawrence county, was born in Rodman, Jefferson county, N. Y., September 27, 1863. His parents, Seymour S. Plank and Rosina (Mattoon) Plank, were of New England stock.
The subject of this sketch was raised on his father's farm and attended the district school. he graduated from the classical course of Ives Seminary in 1884, and from the Potsdam Normal School in 1887.
Mr. Plank served three year as principal of the Waddington Union School and six years as School Commissioner of the Second district of St. Lawrence County. He has also been
Justice of the Peace of his town 'for eight years and Supervisor for two
years.
Mr. Plank studied law with Azro B. Shepard, of Waddington; Watson M.Rogers, of Watertown, and Chas. A. Kellogg, of Ogdensburg, and was .duly admitted to the bar. He is
deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as wen as in the profession of the law.
In politics Mr. Plank has always been a Republican, and has taken an
.active part in every campaign since he was a voter.
Mr. Plank at the Assembly-election in 1899 received 3,474 votes to 1,057
,cast for J. l\fanson, Democrat.
Mr. Plank, in 1900, was appointed member of the following committees:
Public Education, Codes, and Military Affaire. Renominated in 1900, Mr. Plank received 7,403 votes to 2,950 votes cast for George W. Parker, Democrat.
In 1901 Mr. Plank was appointed 11 member of the following Committees: Codes, Canals, and Public Lands ,and Forestry.
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CHARLES S. PLANK was born in Rodman, Jefferson County, N. Y., September 27, 1863. He was reared on his father's farm and attended the district school. He graduated from Ives Seminary in the classical course in 1884, and from the Potsdam Normal School in 1887.
Mr. Plank served three years as principal of the Waddington Union School, and six years as school commissioner of the second district of St. Lawrence County. He also served as trustee of the village of
Waddington; as justice of the peace for eight years and supervisor from 1898 to the time of his death.
He studied law and was duly admitted to the bar. He was also deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as well as in the profession of law.
Mr. Plank was nominated for member of Assembly in the first Assembly district of St. Lawrence County by the Republican party in 1899 and was elected by a very large plurality. He served as member of Assembly during the session of 1900, and was renominated and re-elected and served in like capacity during the legislative sessions of 1901,
1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.
During his service in the Legislature he was chairman of the Assembly committees on state prisons and excise, and was also a member of the committees on ways and means, judiciary, codes, internal affairs, canals, public education, public lands and forestry and military affairs. He was influential in perfecting and advancing many important measures affecting education, taxation, agriculture and highway
improvement.
He was an active Republican and a recognized leader of his party in St. Lawrence County.
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Charles S. Plank, Member of Assembly .from the First district of St. Lawrence county, was born in Rodman, Jefferson county, N. Y., September 27, 1863. His parents, Seymour S. Plank and Rosina (Mattoon) Plank, were of New England stock.
The subject of this sketch was raised on his father's farm and attended the district school. he graduated from the classical course of Ives Seminary in 1884, and from the Potsdam Normal School in 1887.
Mr. Plank served three year as principal of the Waddington Union School and six years as School Commissioner of the Second district of St. Lawrence County. He has also been
Justice of the Peace of his town 'for eight years and Supervisor for two
years.
Mr. Plank studied law with Azro B. Shepard, of Waddington; Watson M.Rogers, of Watertown, and Chas. A. Kellogg, of Ogdensburg, and was .duly admitted to the bar. He is
deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as wen as in the profession of the law.
In politics Mr. Plank has always been a Republican, and has taken an
.active part in every campaign since he was a voter.
Mr. Plank at the Assembly-election in 1899 received 3,474 votes to 1,057
,cast for J. l\fanson, Democrat.
Mr. Plank, in 1900, was appointed member of the following committees:
Public Education, Codes, and Military Affaire. Renominated in 1900, Mr. Plank received 7,403 votes to 2,950 votes cast for George W. Parker, Democrat.
In 1901 Mr. Plank was appointed 11 member of the following Committees: Codes, Canals, and Public Lands ,and Forestry.
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Mr. Plank served three years as principal of the Waddington Union School, and six years as school commissioner of the second district of St. Lawrence County. He also served as trustee of the village of
Waddington; as justice of the peace for eight years and supervisor from 1898 to the time of his death.
He studied law and was duly admitted to the bar. He was also deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as well as in the profession of law.
Mr. Plank was nominated for member of Assembly in the first Assembly district of St. Lawrence County by the Republican party in 1899 and was elected by a very large plurality. He served as member of Assembly during the session of 1900, and was renominated and re-elected and served in like capacity during the legislative sessions of 1901,
1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.
During his service in the Legislature he was chairman of the Assembly committees on state prisons and excise, and was also a member of the committees on ways and means, judiciary, codes, internal affairs, canals, public education, public lands and forestry and military affairs. He was influential in perfecting and advancing many important measures affecting education, taxation, agriculture and highway
improvement.
He was an active Republican and a recognized leader of his party in St. Lawrence County.
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Charles S. Plank, Member of Assembly .from the First district of St. Lawrence county, was born in Rodman, Jefferson county, N. Y., September 27, 1863. His parents, Seymour S. Plank and Rosina (Mattoon) Plank, were of New England stock.
The subject of this sketch was raised on his father's farm and attended the district school. he graduated from the classical course of Ives Seminary in 1884, and from the Potsdam Normal School in 1887.
Mr. Plank served three year as principal of the Waddington Union School and six years as School Commissioner of the Second district of St. Lawrence County. He has also been
Justice of the Peace of his town 'for eight years and Supervisor for two
years.
Mr. Plank studied law with Azro B. Shepard, of Waddington; Watson M.Rogers, of Watertown, and Chas. A. Kellogg, of Ogdensburg, and was .duly admitted to the bar. He is
deeply interested in the cause of education and farming, as wen as in the profession of the law.
In politics Mr. Plank has always been a Republican, and has taken an
.active part in every campaign since he was a voter.
Mr. Plank at the Assembly-election in 1899 received 3,474 votes to 1,057
,cast for J. l\fanson, Democrat.
Mr. Plank, in 1900, was appointed member of the following committees:
Public Education, Codes, and Military Affaire. Renominated in 1900, Mr. Plank received 7,403 votes to 2,950 votes cast for George W. Parker, Democrat.
In 1901 Mr. Plank was appointed 11 member of the following Committees: Codes, Canals, and Public Lands ,and Forestry.
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