Charles Manning Reed

Charles Manning Reed ( born April 3, 1803 in Erie, Pennsylvania, † December 16, 1871 ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Reed attended the common schools and the Washington College. After a subsequent law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1824; but he has not practiced law. Instead, he worked with his father in his shipping company in Erie. They ran off some steam ships on the Great Lakes. In 1831, Reed was a colonel in the state militia. Upon leaving this band he had brought it up to brigadier general. Politically, he was a member of the Whig party. In the years 1837 and 1838 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

In the congressional elections of 1842 Reed was the 23rd electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats William Jack on March 4, 1843. Since he has not been confirmed in 1844, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1845. This period was characterized by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives sat Charles Reed its previous activities in Erie continues. He was also in the banking industry, working in the railroad business and trade. He died on December 16, 1871 in Erie, where he was also buried.