Charles J. Faulkner

Charles James Faulkner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byJohn Hagans
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Martin
United States Minister to France
In office
March 4, 1860 – May 12, 1861
Appointed byJames Buchanan
Preceded byJohn Y. Mason
Succeeded byJohn Bigelow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byAlexander Holladay
Succeeded byAlexander Boteler
Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byJohn B. Weller
Succeeded byBenjamin Stanton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byRichard Parker
Succeeded byZedekiah Kidwell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Berkeley County
In office
December 4, 1848-December 2, 1849
Preceded byJames E. Stewart
Succeeded byAllen C. Hammond
Member of the Virginia Senate from Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire Counties
In office
January 1, 1838–1842
Preceded byWilliam Donaldson
Succeeded byThomas Sloan
In office
December 5, 1831- December , 1833
Preceded byThomas Davis
Succeeded byEdmund P. Hunter
In office
December 7, 1829-December 5, 1830
Preceded byJoel Ward
Succeeded byLevi Henshaw
Personal details
Born(1806-07-06)July 6, 1806
Martinsburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 1884(1884-11-01) (aged 78)
Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Whig
SpouseMary Wagner Boyd
Children5, including Charles James Faulkner
RelativesHarry F. Byrd (great-grandson)
Profession
  • Politician
  • lawyer
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles James Faulkner (July 6, 1806 – November 1, 1884) was a politician, planter, and lawyer from Berkeley County, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia) who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as a U.S. Congressman.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present". bioguide.congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Willis F. Evans, History of Berkeley County, West Virginia (original publication 1928; Heritage Books Inc. edition 2001), p.196
  3. ^ Dawn Miller, "Charles James Faulkner" in Ken Sullivan (ed.) West Virginia Encyclopedia (West Virginia Humanities Council 2006) pp. 231-232