| 词条 | Robert M. Charlton |
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|name = Robert Milledge Charlton |image = Robert Milledge Charlton.jpg |jr/sr1 = United States Senator |state1 = Georgia |term_start1 = May 31, 1852 |term_end1 = March 4, 1853 |predecessor1 = John M. Berrien |successor1 = Robert Toombs |office2 = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives |term2 = 1828 |birth_date = {{birth date|1807|1|19}} |birth_place = Savannah, Georgia |death_date = {{death date and age|1854|1|18|1807|1|19}} |death_place = Savannah, Georgia |party = Democratic }} Robert Milledge Charlton (January 19, 1807{{spaced ndash}}January 18, 1854) was an American politician and jurist. He served as a Senator representing Georgia from 1852 to 1853. Charlton was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 19, 1807. A lawyer by training, Charlton served in various positions at the city and state level in addition to his U.S. Senate term. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1828), and he was appointed and subsequently elected a judge of the Eastern Circuit of Georgia in 1832. Charlton was also appointed as a United States District Attorney. He was appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John M. Berrien. Charlton served as the mayor of Savannah from 1839 to 1841. The father of Robert Charlton, Thomas U.P. Charlton, had previously served as the appointed mayor of Savannah in 1815 and again in 1819. In 1829 Robert Charlton married Margaret Shick. Charlton ward, Savannah and Charlton County, Georgia are named after him. Charlton died in Savannah on January 18, 1854, the day before his 47th birthday, and is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery in that city. He was also a slave owner. In 1830, he owned 3 slaves.[1] In 1840, he owned 14 slaves.[2] In 1850, he owned 13 slaves.[3] References1. ^{{cite census | url = | title = 1830 United States Census| year = 1830| location = Oglethorpe Ward, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia| roll = | page = | line = | enumdist = | filmnum = | nafilm = | accessdate = 6 March 2016}} 2. ^{{cite census | url = | title = 1840 United States Census| year = 1840| location = Savannah, Chatham, Georgia| roll = | page = | line = | enumdist = | filmnum = | nafilm = | accessdate = 6 March 2016}} 3. ^{{cite census | url = https://archive.org/stream/7thcensus0089unit#page/n79/mode/2up| title = 1850 United States Census, Slave Schedules| year = 1850| location = District 13, Chatham, Georgia| roll = | page = | line = | enumdist = | filmnum = | nafilm = | accessdate = 6 March 2016}} External links{{CongBio|C000324}}
| state=Georgia | class=2 | alongside=William C. Dawson | before=John MacPherson Berrien | after= Robert Toombs | years= May 31, 1852 – March 3, 1853 }}{{s-end}}{{USSenGA}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlton, Robert Milledge}}{{GeorgiaUS-mayor-stub}} 11 : 1807 births|1854 deaths|United States Senators from Georgia (U.S. state)|Members of the Georgia House of Representatives|Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats|Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges|Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers|Mayors of Savannah, Georgia|Democratic Party United States Senators|American slave owners|United States Attorneys |
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