Charles Meising (April 9, 1876 – ?) was a salesman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who served one term as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and conducted several less successful campaigns.
Background Meising was born in Taylors Falls, Minnesota on April 9, 1876, was educated in the public schools of Kansas City, Missouri, and for several years worked as a manufacturer's agent in Milwaukee. He had twice run for Milwaukee county supervisor, once for Milwaukee alderman and once for the Wisconsin State Senate (in 1916), but never held a public office until elected to the Assembly in 1920.The Wisconsin blue book, 1921 p. 278
Legislature Meising was elected to the Assembly in 1920 to succeed Socialist Albert Ehlman (who did not seek re-election) as a member for the Fourth district of Milwaukee County (20th and 22nd wards of the City of Milwaukee), receiving 7278 votes to 6664 for Socialist Louis J. Green. He was appointed to the standing committee on fish and game.The Wisconsin blue book, 1921 pp. 231, 300
He ran for re-election in 1922, but lost to Socialist Albert F. Woller, who polled 3,246 votes to Meising's 2,049.The Wisconsin blue book, 1923 Madison: 1923; p. 580 He tried to regain the seat in 1924, losing to Socialist William Coleman;Holmes, Fred L., ed. The Wisconsin blue book, 1925 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1925; p. 674 and again losing to Coleman in 1926.Holmes, Fred L., ed. The Wisconsin blue book, 1927 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1927; p. 715
In 1930 he unsuccessfully challenged Socialist incumbent Philip Wenz in the general election for the Assembly's 7th Milwaukee County seat, losing with 1103 votes to 1443 for Wenz, 314 for Democrat Fred Stich, and 34 for Jack Schwab.Kelly, Alice, ed. The Wisconsin blue book, 1931 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1931; p. 191
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