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Charles Rodolf
Charles Rodolf
Personal details
Born	November 15, 1818; Switzerland
Died	July 5, 1898 (aged 79); Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Resting place	Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Cordelia Emerance Read (died 1907)
Children	Cordelia Emerance (Pratt); (b. 1845; died 1888); Francis Gottlieb Rodolf; (b. 1847; died 1924); Roland Otto Rodolf; (b. 1863; died 1913); Cora Adele (Hodges); (b. 1868; died 1934);
Relatives	Theodore Rodolf (brother)

Charles Rodolf (November 15, 1818 – July 5, 1898) ^[1] was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Rodolf was born in Zurzach, Switzerland, in 1818.^[2] He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1833 and to Wiota, Wisconsin in 1834.

His brother, Theodore Rodolf, was also a member of the Assembly.

After twice being a member of the Assembly, Rodolf was a member of the Senate from 1859 to 1860. In 1864, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbent Amasa Cobb.^[3] He was a Democrat.

↑ "Charles Gottlieb Rodolf (1818-1898) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
↑ "Charles Rodolf Biography". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
↑ "WI District 3". Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.