Charles Pearce Coady

Charles Pearce Coady ( born February 22, 1868 in Baltimore, Maryland, † February 16, 1934 ) was an American politician. Between 1913 and 1921 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Coady attended the common schools and the Baltimore City College, which he completed in 1886. After that, he worked for some time in the trade. After a subsequent law degree in 1894 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in Baltimore in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1908 and 1913 he was a member of the Senate of Maryland.

After the death of MP George Konig Coady was in the due election for the third seat of Maryland as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on 4 November 1913. After three re- elections he could remain until March 3, 1921 Congress. During his time in Congress, the First World War fell. Also, were ratified in 1919 and 1920, the 18th and the 19th Amendment. It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage. In 1920 he was defeated by Republican John Hill.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Charles Coady practiced as a lawyer again. From 1922 to 1925 he also worked for the tax authorities of the city of Baltimore. He died on February 16, 1934 in Baltimore, where he was also buried.