Charles Edward Stuart (November 25, 1810May 19, 1887) was a U.S. Representative and

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from the state of

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Stuart was born in New York, either near Waterloo, New York, or in Columbia County. He studied law, was admitted to the

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in 1832, and commenced practice in Waterloo. He moved to Michigan in 1835 and settled in Portage, Michigan. Stuart was a member of the state house of representatives in 1842 and was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward Bradley. He served in the U.S.House from December 6, 1847, to March 4, 1849, and was defeated for reelection in 1848 by William Sprague. Two years later, he defeated Sprague by being elected to the

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, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853. He served as chairman of the

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in the 32nd Congress. Stuart was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1852 and served in the 34th, 35th, and 36th Congresses from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1859. He was the President pro tempore of the Senate during the 34th Congress, and chairman of the Committee on Public Lands in the 34th and 35th Congresses. He did not seek reelection to the Senate but was an unsuccessful candidate for

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in 1858. He resumed the practice of law in Kalamazoo and was a delegate to the

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from Michigan. During the

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, Stuart raised and equipped the 13th Michigan Infantry, of which he was commissioned

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. He later resigned due to ill health. Charles E. Stuart died in Kalamazoo and was interred in

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. His home in Kalamazoo at 427 Stuart Ave. is listed on the

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. The surrounding Stuart Area Historic District is also listed.

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