Charles A. Christopherson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Charles H. Dillon |
| Succeeded by | Fred H. Hildebrandt |
| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives | |
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In office 1912-1925 |
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Charles Andrew Christopherson July 23, 1871 Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota |
| Died | November 2, 1951 (aged 80) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Abbie Deyoe |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Congregational |
Charles Andrew Christopherson (July 23, 1871 – November 2, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician in South Dakota. He was elected to the state legislature in 1912. In 1918 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he was re-elected to a total of seven terms until being defeated in 1932, during the Great Depression.
Christopherson was born in Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota to Julia (Nelson) and Knute C. Christopherson. His father came to the United States from Norway at age 14. He was one of seven children and was raised in the Lutheran Church. He attended public schools. Christopherson moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he attended Sioux Falls Business College and Normal School. He graduated in 1890 and read the law with an established firm until he qualified for the bar.
Christopherson was admitted to the bar in 1893, and started his practice in Sioux Falls at the Joe Kirby law office He later practiced alone until taking Fredolph H. Melquist as a partner in 1913. Christopherson became active in local issues. He was elected as a member of the Board of Education of Sioux Falls from 1908–1918, and President of it from 1911-1915 and served as president of the board of directors of the Union Savings Association (1912).
In 1912, he was elected as a Republican to the South Dakota House of Representatives, and served as Speaker of the House beginning in 1915, in his last term. In 1918, Christopherson ran for and won the state seat in the United States House of Representatives. He was re-elected every term until 1932 (for a total of seven), when he lost to a Democratic candidate, part of a sweep based on the popularity of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his programs during the Great Depression. Christopherson ran again for office in 1934, but lost. He subsequently returned to Sioux Falls full-time to pursue his legal career.
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