Charles Clement (Wisconsin politician)

Charles Clement
Charles Clement
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 7th district
	In office; January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857
Preceded by	John W. Cary
Succeeded by	Champion S. Chase
Personal details
Born	November 14, 1815; Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1886 (aged 70); McMinnville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican; Free Soil (before 1854);
Spouses	Judith Miranda Crosby (m. 1841; died 1864); Abbie Herrick Kimball (m. 1865⁠–⁠1886);
Children	7
Occupation	Carpenter, newspaperman

Charles C. Clement (November 14, 1815 – January 11, 1886) was an American carpenter, newspaper publisher, Wisconsin pioneer, and abolitionist activist. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Racine County during the 1855 and 1856 sessions. He was an early proprietor of the Racine Journal and played a significant role in the liberation of Joshua Glover. He was also one of dozens of lawmakers in the 1856 session caught up in the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad bribery scheme.

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