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American politician (1804?1878)
Charles Conrad
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In office
February 18, 1862 ? March 18, 1865
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Preceded by
| Constituency established
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Succeeded by
| Constituency abolished
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In office
October 25, 1852 ? November 5, 1852
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President
| Millard Fillmore
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Preceded by
| Daniel Webster
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Succeeded by
| Edward Everett
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In office
August 15, 1850 ? March 7, 1853
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President
| Millard Fillmore
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Preceded by
| George W. Crawford
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Succeeded by
| Jefferson Davis
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In office
March 4, 1849 ? August 17, 1850
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Preceded by
| Bannon Thibodeaux
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Succeeded by
| Henry Bullard
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In office
April 14, 1842 ? March 3, 1843
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Appointed by
| Andre B. Roman
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Preceded by
| Alexandre Mouton
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Succeeded by
| Alexander Porter
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Born
| Charles Magill Conrad
(
1804-12-24
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December 24, 1804
Winchester, Virginia
, U.S.
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Died
| February 11, 1878
(1878-02-11)
(aged 73)
New Orleans
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Louisiana
, U.S.
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Political party
| Whig
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Charles Magill Conrad
(December 24, 1804 ? February 11, 1878) was a
Louisiana
politician who served in the
United States Senate
,
United States House of Representatives
, and
Confederate Congress
. He was
Secretary of War
under President
Millard Fillmore
and, briefly,
Franklin Pierce
, from 1850 until 1853. Conrad also briefly acted as the
United States Secretary of State
following the tenure of
Daniel Webster
.
Biography
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Charles Magill Conrad was born in
Winchester, Virginia
, in 1804, moved to
Mississippi
with his family as a boy, and later moved to Louisiana. He was educated under a Dr. Huld in
New Orleans
. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate in April 1842 to fill the unexpired term of
Alexandre Mouton
, serving to March 1843, and was defeated for reelection in his own right. He later served in the House of Representatives from 1849 to 1850, resigning to accept appointment as Secretary of War in Fillmore's cabinet. Conrad remained in charge of the War Department from August 15, 1850, to March 7, 1853. He was a leader of the secession movement in Louisiana in December 1860. During the
American Civil War
, under the
Confederate States of America
, he served as a delegate to the
Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
as a member of the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
, and as a representative from Louisiana to the Confederate Congress, 1862?1864. Following the war, he resumed the practice of law. He died in New Orleans in 1878.
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