Charles J. Faulkner
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- This article is about the Virginia and West Virginia congressman.
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- For the English architect, see Charles Faulkner (architect).
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th & 8th district and West Virginia's 2nd district |
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| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Parker Alexander Holladay John Hagans |
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| Succeeded by | Zedekiah Kidwell Alexander Boteler Benjamin F. Martin |
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| Born | July 6, 1806 Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1884 (aged 78) Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Democrat |
| Spouse | Mary Wagner Boyde Faulkner |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Charles James Faulkner (July 6, 1806 – November 1, 1884) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of Charles James Faulkner.
Born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), Faulkner graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1822, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1829 to 1834 and was a commissioner from Virginia to handle the disputed boundaries between that Virginia and Maryland. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1838 to 1842, served in the House of Delegates again in 1848 and 1849 and was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1850. In 1848 he introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates a law after which the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was modeled. [1] Faulkner was elected a Whig and Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1850, serving from 1851 to 1859. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs from 1857 to 1859. He was appointed by President James Buchanan Minister to France in 1860, serving until he was arrested in August, 1861 on charges of negotiating sales of arms for the Confederacy while in Paris, France. Faulkner was released in December after negotiating his own exchange for Alfred Ely, a New York congressman who was captured at the First Battle of Bull Run. Afterwards, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was assistant adjutant general on the staff of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Faulkner engaged in railroad enterprises after the war and was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention again in 1872. He was elected back to the House of Representatives as a Democrat from West Virginia in 1874, serving again from 1875 to 1877. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law until his death at the family estate called "Boydville" near Martinsburg, West Virginia on November 1, 1884. Faulkner was interned in the family cemetery on the estate.
[edit] External links
- Charles J. Faulkner at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-13
- Charles J. Faulkner at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-13
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Parker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th congressional district 1851 – 1853 |
Succeeded by Zedekiah Kidwell |
| Preceded by Alexander Holladay |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district 1853 – 1859 |
Succeeded by Alexander Boteler |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by John Y. Mason |
U.S. Minister to France 1860 – 1861 |
Succeeded by William L. Dayton |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by John Hagans |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1875 – 1877 |
Succeeded by Benjamin F. Martin |
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
