Charles E. Nash

For other people named Charles Nash, see Charles Nash (disambiguation).

Charles Edmund Nash
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district
In office March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877
Preceded by	District Created
Succeeded by	Edward White Robertson
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1844 Opelousas, Louisiana
Died	June 21, 1913 New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Republican

Charles Edmund Nash (May 23, 1844 – June 21, 1913) served a single two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana.

Nash was born in Opelousas, the seat of St. Landry Parish) in south Louisiana. He attended the common schools and was a bricklayer by trade. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in 1863 as a private in the Eighty-second Regiment, United States Volunteers, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant major. In 1865, he was appointed night inspector of customs.

He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877). He was unsuccessful as a candidate for reelection in 1876, as Redeemers regained control of Louisiana politics. He served briefly as postmaster at Washington in St. Landry Parish during the Chester A. Arthur administration, having served from only February 15 to May 1, 1882.

Nash died in New Orleans at the age of sixty-nine. He is interred there in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.

References

• Charles E. Nash at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by District Created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district 1875–1877	Succeeded by Edward White Robertson

Persondata
Name	Nash, Charles Edmund
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 23, 1844
Place of birth	Opelousas, Louisiana
Date of death	June 21, 1913
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana