Charles Stetson

Charles Stetson

Charles Stetson (born November 2, 1801 in New Ipswich , Hillsborough County , New Hampshire , †  March 27, 1863 in Bangor , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1802 Charles Stetson moved with his parents to Hampden in what was then the District of Maine of the state of Massachusetts . He attended Hampden Academy and then studied at Yale College until 1823 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1826, he began to practice his new profession in Hampden. In 1828 he was also admitted to the bar at the Supreme Court . In the following years until 1833 he held various local offices in his homeland. In 1833 Stetson moved to Bangor. There he worked as a city judge from 1834 to 1839. In 1843 and 1844 he was also a member of the local council. Between 1845 and 1848 Stetson was a member of the State Executive Council of Maine.

Stetson was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in 1848 as its candidate in the sixth constituency of Maine . There he took over from James S. Wiley on March 4, 1849 . Since he was no longer nominated by his party for a further legislative period for the elections of 1850, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1851 . This was dominated by the discussions about slavery .

After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Charles Stetson returned to work as a lawyer. In 1860 he switched to the Republican Party . He died on March 27, 1863 in Bangor and was buried there.

Web links

• Charles Stetson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Stetson in the database of Find a Grave (English)