Charles A. Page

Charles A. Page
Consul of the United States to Zurich, Switzerland
In office
1865–1869
Personal details
Born
Charles Albert Page

(1838-05-22)May 22, 1838
Dixon, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 26, 1873(1873-05-26) (aged 35)
London, England
Spouse
Grace Darling Coues
(m. 1869)
RelationsGeorge Ham Page (brother)
Children4, including Louis
OccupationBusinessman, 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

  1. ^ "Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  2. ^ "Page-Coues Charles (1838–1873)". Chamapedia. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  3. ^ "Page, Charles". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-16.