Charles E. Pickett

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Charles Edgar Pickett (January 14, 1866 - July 20, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.

[edit] Early years

Born near Bonaparte, Iowa, Pickett attended the common schools. He was graduated from Iowa State University at Iowa City in 1888 and from its law department in 1890. Pickette was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Waterloo, Iowa. He served as vice president of the Pioneer National Bank, and went on to serve as regent of the State University of Iowa from 1896-1909.

[edit] Political career

Pickett was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.

After losing the election, he resumed the practice of law in Waterloo, Iowa. He served as chairman of the Republican State conventions in 1899 and 1916. He served as delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1920. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in 1926. He died in Waterloo, Iowa, July 20, 1930. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.