About Charles James McDonald
Lived 1793 – 1860 (aged 67). Charles James McDonald was an American lawyer, politician, judge, governor, jurist and prosecutor.
Charles James McDonald (July 9, 1793 – December 16, 1860) was an American attorney, jurist and politician.
He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and moved with his family to Hancock County, Georgia in 1794.
He served as a brigadier general in the Georgia Militia from 1823 to 1825.
McDonald served as the 37th governor of Georgia from 1839 to 1843, defeating the Whig candidate William Crosby Dawson. In addition to serving in the Georgia Senate and Georgia House of Representatives, McDonald also served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
McDonald died in Marietta, Georgia in 1860 and was buried in the Episcopal Cemetery in that same city.
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Who was Charles James McDonald?
American politician, Georgia (1793-1860)
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Charles James McDonald was born on 9 July 1793 in Charleston.
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Charles James McDonald died on 16 December 1860 in Marietta.
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Charles James McDonald was a lawyer, politician, judge, governor, jurist and prosecutor.
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Charles James McDonald was American.
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