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Charles Conrad | |
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| Member of theConfederate House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office February 18, 1862 – March 18, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| ActingUnited States Secretary of State | |
| In office October 25, 1852 – November 5, 1852 | |
| President | Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | Daniel Webster |
| Succeeded by | Edward Everett |
| 22ndUnited States Secretary of War | |
| In office August 15, 1850 – March 7, 1853 | |
| President | Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | George W. Crawford |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Davis |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – August 17, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Bannon Thibodeaux |
| Succeeded by | Henry Bullard |
| United States Senator fromLouisiana | |
| In office April 14, 1842 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Appointed by | Andre B. Roman |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Mouton |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Porter |
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| Born | Charles Magill Conrad (1804-12-24)December 24, 1804 Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1878(1878-02-11) (aged 73) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party | Whig |
Charles Magill Conrad (December 24, 1804 – February 11, 1878) was aLouisiana politician who served in theUnited States Senate,United States House of Representatives, andConfederate Congress. He wasSecretary of War under PresidentMillard Fillmore and, briefly,Franklin Pierce, from 1850 until 1853. Conrad also briefly acted as theUnited States Secretary of State following the tenure ofDaniel Webster.
Charles Magill Conrad was born inWinchester, Virginia, in 1804, moved toMississippi with his family as a boy, and later moved to Louisiana. He was educated under a Dr. Huld inNew Orleans. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate in April 1842 to fill the unexpired term ofAlexandre 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 theAmerican Civil War, under theConfederate States of America, he served as a delegate to theProvisional Constitution of the Confederate States as a member of theProvisional 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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