Charles W. Vursell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles W. Vursell

American politician

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1881

Place of Birth: Salem, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1974

Profession: politician, merchant, sheriff, executive, journalist, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Charles Wesley Vursell (February 8, 1881 – September 21, 1974) was a U.S.
Representative from Illinois. Born in Salem, Illinois, Vursell attended the public schools of Marion County, Illinois.
Hardware merchant in 1904.
He was the sheriff of Marion County from 1910 to 1914.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1914 to 1916.
He was owner and publisher of the Salem Republican from 1916 to 1948. Vursell was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1959).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress.
He retired and resided in Salem, Illinois, where he died September 21, 1974.
He was interred in East Lawn Cemetery. Vursell's cousin Carl Albert served as a member of Congress from Oklahoma, and was Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977.