Charles A. Chickering
Chair of the House Railways and Canals Committee
In office March 4, 1895 – February 13, 1900
Preceded by	Seth W. Cobb
Succeeded by	James H. Davidson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th district
In office March 4, 1893 – February 13, 1900
Preceded by	George Van Horn
Succeeded by	Albert D. Shaw
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Lewis County district
In office January 1, 1879 – December 31, 1881
Preceded by	Cyrus L. Sheldon
Succeeded by	G. Henry P. Gould
Personal details
Born	Charles Addison Chickering (1843-11-26)November 26, 1843 Harrisburg, New York
Died	February 13, 1900(1900-02-13) (aged 56) New York City, New York
Political party	Republican
Occupation	teacher, hardware merchant

Charles Addison Chickering (November 26, 1843 – February 13, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Harrisburg, New York, Chickering attended the common schools and Lowville Academy and was for some time a teacher in that institution. He engaged in business as a hardware merchant. He served as school commissioner of Lewis County 1865–1875. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Lewis Co.) in 1879, 1880 and 1881; and was Clerk of the Assembly from 1884 to 1890. He served as chairman of the Lewis County Republican committee. He served as member of the Republican State committee, serving as secretary, and as a member of its executive committee.

Chickering was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his accidental death from injuries received in a fall from a window of the Grand Union Hotel in New York City while on a business trip February 13, 1900. He served as chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-sixth Congresses). He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Copenhagen, New York.

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)

• United States Congress. "Charles A. Chickering (id: C000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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