Charles Manly

Charles Manly (born May 13, 1795 in Chatham County , North Carolina , † May 1, 1871 in Raleigh , North Carolina) was an American politician and the 31st governor of North Carolina.

Life

Manly attended Pittsboro Academy and then the University of North Carolina , which he successfully completed in 1814. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1816. In 1823 Manly was a member of a commission in Washington, DC , which discussed the details of the peace of Ghent made in 1814 . From 1831 to 1841, and again from 1844 to 1847, he served in the administration of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Between 1821 and 1868 he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina. In this committee he was responsible for finances.

politics

In 1848 he was nominated by the Whig Party as the top candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election and then also elected in the regular election against the Democrat David Settle Reid . His two-year term began on January 1, 1849 and ended on January 1, 1851. The attempt for re-election in 1850 failed. This time he lost to Reid. During his tenure, the country's infrastructure was promoted and a geological survey was commissioned to explore the country's mineral resources.

After being voted out of office in 1850, he retired from politics. He resumed legal practice and returned to serving on the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees . Before the Civil War , he advocated North Carolina's stay in the Union. But when the war broke out and North Carolina joined the South, he supported the Confederation cause.

Manly died in May 1871. He was married to Charity Haywood, with whom he had eleven children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, Conn. 1978, 4 volumes

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personal data
SURNAME	Manly, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician, governor of North Carolina
DATE OF BIRTH	May 13, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chatham County , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	May 1, 1871
Place of death	Raleigh , North Carolina