| LC control no. | n 95067506 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cathcart, C. W. (Charles William), 1809-1888 |
| Variant(s) | Cathcart, Charles William, 1809-1888 |
| Birth date | 18090724 |
| Death date | 18880822 |
| Place of birth | Funchal (Madeira Islands) |
| Place of death | LaPorte (Ind.) |
| Affiliation | United States. General Land Office Indiana. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Farmers Surveyors |
| Found in | Charles William Cathcart ... [graphic] between 1844 and 1860. Biog. dir. U.S. Cong., 1989: p. 757 (Cathcart, Charles William, b. 7/24/1809, d. 8/22/1888; Rep. and Sen. from Ind.) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, July 16, 2014 (Cathcart, Charles William, a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born July 24, 1809, in Funchal, Island of Madeira, where his father was the United States consul; traveled to Spain with his parents; attended private schools; returned to the United States in 1819 and went to sea; moved to Washington, D.C., in 1830, and was a clerk in the General Land Office; moved to Indiana; justice of the peace at New Durham Township, Ind., in 1833; engaged in agricultural pursuits near La Porte, Ind., in 1837; United States land surveyor; member, State senate 1837-1840; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1849); appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Whitcomb and served from December 6, 1852, to January 18, 1853; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died on his farm near La Porte, La Porte County, Ind., August 22, 1888; interment in Pine Lake Cemetery) OCLC, July 16, 2014 (access point: Cathcart, Charles William, 1809-1888 (6 records); usage: C.W. Cathcart; access point: Cathcart, Charles W., 1800-1888 (1 record); no usage; access point: Cathcart, Charles William (1 record); no usage) |
| Associated language | eng |
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