Charles Delano
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Charles Delano (June 24, 1820 - January 23, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in New Braintree, Massachusetts, Delano moved with his parents to Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1833. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1840. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice in Amherst, Massachusetts. He moved to Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1848 and continued the practice of law. Treasurer of Hampshire County 1849-1858.
Delano was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1863). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He resumed the practice of law. Trustee of the Clarke School for the Education of the Deaf 1877-1883. He was appointed by Governor Rice in 1878 to act as special counsel for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in matters relating to the Hoosac Tunnel and the Troy &. Greenfield Railroad, and served in this capacity until his death in Northampton, Massachusetts, January 23, 1883. He was interred in Bridge Street Cemetery.
