Charles Magill Conrad

For other people of the same name, see Charles Conrad (disambiguation).

Charles Magill Conrad
22nd United States Secretary of War
In office August 15, 1850 – March 7, 1853
President	Millard Fillmore
Preceded by	George W. Crawford
Succeeded by	Jefferson Davis
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1804(1804-12-24) Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 11, 1878(1878-02-11) (aged 73) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Profession	Lawyer, Politician

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 from 1850 until 1853.

Biography

He 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 at 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 1849–1850, 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. Later, under the Confederate States of America, he served as a delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress 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.

External links

Biography portal

• Charles Magill Conrad at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-04-01
• Charles Conrad Bio at the United States Army Center of Military History
• "Charles Magill Conrad". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6643848. Retrieved 2009-04-01. 

United States Senate
Preceded by Alexandre Mouton	United States Senator (Class 3) from Louisiana 1842–1843 Served alongside: Alexander Barrow	Succeeded by Henry Johnson
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district 1849–1850	Succeeded by Henry Adams Bullard
Political offices
Preceded by George W. Crawford	United States Secretary of War Served under: Millard Fillmore 1850–1853	Succeeded by Jefferson Davis
Confederate States House of Representatives
Preceded by (none)	Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from Louisiana 1861	Succeeded by (none)

Persondata
Name	Conrad, Charles Magill
Alternative names	Conrad, Charles
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	December 24, 1804
Place of birth	Winchester, Virginia
Date of death	February 11, 1878
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana