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Charles McGavin

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Charles McGavin
Portrait of McGavin by Charles Milton Bell, taken between March 1905 and August 1906
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909
Preceded byWilliam F. Mahoney
Succeeded byThomas Gallagher
Personal details
Born(1874-01-10)January 10, 1874
Riverton, Illinois, US
DiedDecember 17, 1940(1940-12-17) (aged 66)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
PartyRepublican
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Charles McGavin (January 10, 1874 – December 17, 1940) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.

Biography

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McGavin was born on January 10, 1874, in Riverton, Illinois, the son of James McGavin and Mary Ann (née Farley) McGavin.[1] He was educated at common schools in Springfield, graduating high school in Mount Olive. He read law, and in 1897, was admitted to the bar, after which he practiced law in Springfield for two years. In 1899, he moved to Chicago,[2] practicing there in the Herner & Waters partnership.[3] He was the city assistant attorney in 1903 and 1904.[2] He was also a coal mining superintendent.[1]

McGavin was a Republican. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1909, representing Illinois's 8th district.[2] He was the youngest person elected to the district at the time.[4] In his first election, he was thought to have lost to Stanley H. Kunz, though won with a plurality of 85.[5] He left Congress in order to run for judge of the Illinois Municipal Court.[6] He was later a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.[2] Politically, he leaned liberal,[7] his Congressional tenure have come during the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.[6]

After serving in Congress, McGavin returned to practicing law in Chicago. From 1912 to 1915, he practiced in Los Angeles, afterward returning to Chicago.[2] He retired c. 1932.[4] He was Presbyterian.[1] He died on December 17, 1940, aged 66, in Chicago, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, in Harvard.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mcfarlane to Mcgeachin". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "McGavin, Charles". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Charles McGavin Elected To Congress". The Illinois State Journal. 11 November 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  4. 1 2 "Charles McGavin Dies In Chicago". The State Journal-Register. 18 December 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  5. ↑ "DEMOCRATS LOSE A SEAT.; Congressman McGavin Found to Have Been Re-elected in Chicago". The New York Times. 1906-11-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  6. 1 2 "Prefers Place on Bench To Being Congressman". 22 June 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  7. ↑ "McGAVIN, Charles (1874-1940)". www.voteview.com. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
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