Charles Whittlesey (lawyer)

Charles Whittlesey
Unionist Attorney General of Virginia
In office
September 10, 1869 – January 19, 1870
GovernorGilbert Carlton Walker
Preceded byThomas Russell Bowden
Succeeded byJames Craig Taylor
Personal details
Born(1819-10-01)October 1, 1819
Litchfield, Connecticut
DiedDecember 9, 1874(1874-12-09) (aged 55)
Alexandria, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnn Whittlesey
OccupationLawyer

Charles Whittlesey (October 1, 1819 – December 9, 1874) was an American lawyer and newspaper publisher who briefly served as the Attorney General of Virginia at the end of Congressional Reconstruction.