Charles Downing

Charles Downing
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Florida Territory
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byJoseph M. White
Succeeded byDavid Levy Yulee
Member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida from Mosquito County
In office
1835–1838
Preceded byJoseph L. Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Brockenbrough
Personal details
BornVirginia
DiedOct. 24, 1841[1]
St. Augustine, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenCharles W. Downing, Jr.
Occupationlawyer

Charles Downing (died October 24, 1841) was a 19th-century American lawyer who served as a Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from the Florida Territory from 1837 to 1841.

  1. ^ The Madisonian Newspaper, Washington DC, Saturday Nov. 6, 1841, page 2