Show Charles S Wilkes Charles S Wilkes Democracys choice for surveyor was born in Zanesville Ohio in ISIS and a year later his family removed to North Carolina where his education was commenced In 1871 the family came to Utah and Charles entered St Marks school His I V 7 V V I i 1 LV V it JVK t tj j 1 1V CHARLES S WILKES father Major Edmund Wilkes is a noted engineer and surveyor and under him the subject of this sketch learned I the rudiments of his business He was engaged as locating engineer on the Denver Rio Grande between this city and Ogden and has carried out some very important surveying contracts with the government and his work has always given perfect satisfaction For the past eight years he has been engaged as a land attorney and has been connected con-nected with important real estate transactions all over the county In a word his experience has been such as to eminently fit him for the position to which he has been nominated He is I industrious methodical and able and has the confidence of the people When the division on party lines came Mr Wilkes at once entered the Democratic ranks and has ever since been a faithful and earnest worker for the cause of Democracy V |