Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton
Appearance
Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the Liberty district | |
In office February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Edward Thomas Branch |
Succeeded by | John H. Davis |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
In office November 5, 1849 – November 3, 1851 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Robert H. Lane |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
In office November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Burrell P. Smith |
Succeeded by | Hardin Richard Runnels |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
In office November 7, 1853 – November 2, 1857 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Cromwell Hartley |
Succeeded by | James Gautney Collier |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
In office February 6, 1863 – November 2, 1863 | |
Preceded by | John Thomas Bean |
Succeeded by | James Walter Barclay, Sr. |
10th Representative of the Texas Senate, District 2 | |
In office November 2, 1863 – August 6, 1866 | |
Preceded by | Anderson Floyd Crawford |
Succeeded by | William M. Neyland |
Personal details | |
Born | May 13, 1815 Sumner, Tennessee, US |
Died | June 17, 1896 Tyler, Texas, US | (aged 81)
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Children | 5 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton (May 13, 1815 – June 17, 1896) was a politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate from early 1846 to late 1866.
Life
Napoleon was born on May 13, 1813, in Sumner, Tennessee to James Charlton and Rachel Blackmore. He is one of 10 children. He also had 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. He died on June 17, 1896, in Tyler, Texas at the age of 83.
Politics
Charlton served many terms in the Texas House and Texas Senate.[1]
Here is a list of his services:
- House of Representatives
- 1st representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District Liberty (February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847)
- 3rd representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 23 (November 5, 1849 – November 3, 1851)
- 4th representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 1 (November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853)
- 5th representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 34 (November 7, 1853 – November 5, 1855)
- 6th representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 34 (November 5, 1855 – November 2, 1857)
- 9th representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 3 (February 6, 1863 – November 2, 1863)
- Senate
- 10th representative of the Texas Senate, District 2 (November 2, 1863 – August 6, 1866)
References
- ^ "Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton". lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved February 1, 2018.