Charles A. Page
Charles A. Page | |
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Consul of the United States to Zurich, Switzerland | |
In office 1865–1869 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Albert Page May 22, 1838 Dixon, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | May 26, 1873 London, England | (aged 35)
Spouse |
Grace Darling Coues (m. 1869) |
Relations | George Ham Page (brother) |
Children | 4, including Louis |
Occupation | Businessman, diplomat, journalist |
Charles Albert Page (22 May 1838 – 26 May 1873) was an American businessman and diplomat who served as Consul of the United States in Zurich, Switzerland from 1865 to 1869.[1] He was one of the founders of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, precursor to Nestlé.[2][3]
Personal life
On 15 October 1869, Page married Grace Darling Coues (1847–1925), a daughter of Samuel Elliott Coues (1797–1867) and Charlotte Haven Coues (née Ladd; 1813–1900). She was a sister of a renowned Boston literary critic. They had four children;
- Louis Coues Page (1869–1956), colloquially L.C. Page, married firstly to Kate Stearns (1873–1963), of Brookline, Massachusetts. He married secondly to Mildred Frances Parker (born 1873). He did not have children.
- Charles Fellows Page (1870–1948), married firstly to Frances Ford Benjamin (1876–1960), secondly married to Leigh Reynolds Kyle (1881–1961). He had two children from his first marriage.
- Charlotte Ladd Page (1870–1934), married John Warren Stearns (1866–1927). They had six children.
- George Alfred Page (1872–1927), married Mabel Hurd (1875–1928), of Brookline, Massachusetts, with whom he had three children.
Page died 26 May 1873 in London, England aged 35.
References
- ^ "Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Page-Coues Charles (1838–1873)". Chamapedia. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Page, Charles". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-16.