Charles Magill Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad (born December 24, 1804 in Winchester, Virginia , † February 11, 1878 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) was an American politician who belonged to the cabinet of US President Millard Fillmore as Secretary of War . He also represented the state of Louisiana in both houses of Congress .
Life
Born in Virginia, he moved his family to Mississippi as a boy and later to Louisiana. Conrad was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1840 and was appointed to the US Senate in April 1842 as the successor to the resigned Alexander Mouton . After the end of the legislative period in March 1843, however, he lost his mandate when he was re-elected. He later served in the US House of Representatives between 1849 and 1850 . He resigned his mandate to become Secretary of War in the Fillmore Cabinet . His term of office ran from August 15, 1850 to March 7, 1853.
In the Confederate States , he served as a deputy in the Provisional Confederate Congress and as a deputy from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress between 1862 and 1864. After the war, he opened a law firm.
Web links
- Charles Magill Conrad in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Charles Magill Conrad in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)
- Charles Magill Conrad in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Biography
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SURNAME | Conrad, Charles Magill |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1804 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Winchester , Virginia |
DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1878 |
Place of death | New Orleans , Louisiana |