Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene), 1828-1903

Charles Flandrau was born in New York, passed the bar in 1851 and joined his father's law firm. In 1853 he moved to Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota to practice law. He served on the Territorial Council of Minnesota, in the Minnesota Constitutional Convention, and on the territorial and state supreme courts. He was named U.S. agent for the Sioux in 1856. After serving in the Union Army from 1862 to 1864 he took up the practice of law for a year in Nevada before returning to Minnesota.

From the description of Charles E. Flandrau letters and reports [microform], 1856-1863. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 65562522