About Charles James Faulkner
Lived 1847 – 1929 (aged 81). Charles James Faulkner was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847 – January 13, 1929) was a United States senator from West Virginia.
Early life Charles James Faulkner was born on the family estate, Boydville, in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). His father was Charles James Faulkner Sr., a U.S. Representative from Virginia and West Virginia and U.S. Minister to France.
He accompanied his father to France 1859; he attended school in Paris and Switzerland. He returned to the United States in 1861, and during the Civil War entered the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1862. He served with the cadets in the Battle of New Market.
Career He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Martinsburg.
Faulkner died at the Boydville family estate on January 13, 1929; interment was in the Old Norbourne Cemetery, Martinsburg.
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American politician (1847-1929)
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Charles James Faulkner was born on 21 September 1847 in Martinsburg.
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Charles James Faulkner died on 13 January 1929 in Martinsburg.
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