He continued the produce and commission business alone till 1867 during which years he formed a co-partnership with Greenleaf D. Norris, which occurred in 1870, at that time Mr. Joseph P. Hill becoming associated with him under the firm name of C.J.
Due to the defalcation of a major client who was attempting a speculative corner, Kershaw & Co. was forced into bankruptcy in 1887.
[1] Issues in the case were considered sufficiently important as to make it to the United States Supreme Court as Armstrong vs American Exchange National Bank.
The lumber yards were located on the north side of Burnham's Slip, near the foot of Sixth Avenue.
He was an honored member of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine since 1861, and has served on every important committee, and as Vice-President of the Board.
[2] Charles James Kershaw's granddaughter Bertha Cranston Potter was the wife of William Boeing and his great-grandson was Burton J. Lee III, White House physician in the administration of George H.W.
Charles James Kershaw participated in partnerships which invested in a number of ships which carried cargo on the Great Lakes.
It foundered in a storm on Chocolay Reef off Marquette, Michigan, on Lake Superior on the night of September 29, 1895.