Charles Magill Conrad

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

The Honorable 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
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1849 – August 17, 1850
Preceded by	Bannon G. Thibodeaux
Succeeded by	Henry A. Bullard
United States Senator from Louisiana
In office April 14, 1842 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Alexander Mouton
Succeeded by	Henry Johnson
Personal details
Born	(1804-12-24)December 24, 1804 Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Died	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.

He was a leader of the secession movement in Louisiana in December 1860. During the American Civil War, 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.

See also

• List of United States Senators from Louisiana

References

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External links

• Charles Magill Conrad at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Charles Conrad biography at the United States Army Center of Military History

United States Senate
Preceded by Alexandre Mouton	U.S. 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 Bullard
Political offices
Preceded by George Crawford	U.S. 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)