Charles Mears


Charles Mears was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Michigan Senate in 1863.

Life and career

Mears was born in North Billerica, Territory of Massachusetts, the son of Nathan, a selectman, and Lucy Mears. He was the grandson of Thomas Mears, a minuteman in the American Revolutionary War. He attended Hopkinton Academy and Westford Academy. After completing his education, he worked as a lumberman in West Michigan, and was an industrialist in Chicago, Illinois.
Mears served in the Michigan Senate in 1863.

Death

Mears died on May 23, 1895, at his home in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 81.