Charles W. Cathcart

Charles William Cathcart (* 24. July 1809 in Funchal , Portugal ; † 22. August 1888 in La Porte , Indiana ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party , of the State of Indiana in both houses of Congress represented.

Charles Cathcart was born in Madeira , where his father served as the consul of the United States. The family later lived in Spain before returning to the USA in 1819. Cathcart then first went to sea before he moved to Washington, DC in 1830 and worked there as an officer for the General Land Office . Eventually he settled in Indiana in 1833. He became a justice of the peace in LaPorte County and worked in agriculture and as a surveyor.

Charles Cathcart assumed his first political office in 1837 when he was elected to the Indiana Senate, where he remained until 1840. A few years later he moved to the United States House of Representatives for the Democrats ; He belonged to this between March 4, 1845 and March 3, 1849. On December 6, 1852, he was appointed US Senator to succeed the late James Whitcomb . On January 18, 1853, he resigned from the Senate. Another attempt to be elected to the House of Representatives was unsuccessful in 1860.

Cathcart then withdrew from politics and limited himself to his agricultural activity. In 1888 he died on his farm near La Porte.

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SURNAME	Cathcart, Charles W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cathcart, Charles William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 24, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH	Funchal , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH	August 22, 1888
Place of death	near La Porte , Indiana