Charles Rodolf was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Rodolf was born in Zurzach, Switzerland, in 1818.
[1] He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1833 and to Wiota, Wisconsin in 1834.
His brother, Theodore Rodolf, was also a member of the Assembly.
In 1864, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbent Amasa Cobb.