Charles Manly

For the aviation pioneer, see Charles M. Manly.

Charles Manly
31st Governor of North Carolina
In office 1849–1851
Preceded by	William Alexander Graham
Succeeded by	David Settle Reid
Personal details
Born	May 13, 1795
Died	May 1, 1871 (aged 75)
Political party	Whig
Profession	Lawyer

Charles Manly (May 13, 1795 – May 1, 1871) was the 31st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1849 to 1851, and the last member of his party to hold the office. After one two-year term, Manly was defeated in the 1850 election by David S. Reid, whom Manly had defeated in 1848.

He was the brother of Matthias Evans Manly. He was also an ancestor of Alexander Manly, the African-American editor of the Wilmington Daily Record. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

External links

• UNC Chapel Hill
• North Carolina Historical Marker

Political offices
Preceded by William Alexander Graham	Governor of North Carolina 1849-1851	Succeeded by David Settle Reid

Persondata
Name	Manly, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 13, 1795
Place of birth
Date of death	May 1, 1871
Place of death