Charles H. Mansur
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Charles Harley Mansur was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Mansur attended Lawrence Academy
, Groton, Massachusetts
.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Richmond, Missouri
, August 30, 1856.
He moved to Chillicothe, Missouri
, in 1856 and practiced law.
He served as member of the board of education of Chillicothe for eight years.
He served as member of the Democratic State central committee 1864–1868.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868 and 1884.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Livingston County 1875–1879.
Joint nominee of the Democrats and Liberal Republicans for Congress in 1872, and again the nominee of the Democrats in the same district in 1880.
Mansur was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first, and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892.
He was appointed by President Cleveland as second Comptroller of the Treasury on May 29, 1893, and served until September 30, 1894.
Assistant Comptroller from October 1, 1894, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, April 16, 1895.
He was interred in Sunny Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, Mansur attended Lawrence Academy
Lawrence Academy at Groton
Lawrence Academy at Groton, , is a co-educational preparatory school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States...
, Groton, Massachusetts
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse...
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He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Richmond, Missouri
Richmond, Missouri
Richmond is a city in Ray County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,797 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ray County.-Geography:Richmond is located at...
, August 30, 1856.
He moved to Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...
, in 1856 and practiced law.
He served as member of the board of education of Chillicothe for eight years.
He served as member of the Democratic State central committee 1864–1868.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868 and 1884.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Livingston County 1875–1879.
Joint nominee of the Democrats and Liberal Republicans for Congress in 1872, and again the nominee of the Democrats in the same district in 1880.
Mansur was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first, and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892.
He was appointed by President Cleveland as second Comptroller of the Treasury on May 29, 1893, and served until September 30, 1894.
Assistant Comptroller from October 1, 1894, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, April 16, 1895.
He was interred in Sunny Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri
Richmond, Missouri
Richmond is a city in Ray County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,797 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ray County.-Geography:Richmond is located at...
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