Charles Addison Mann (January 16, 1803 Fairfield,

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– January 19, 1860 Utica,

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) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Abijah Mann (1761–1856) and Levina (Ford) Mann (1768–1813). He married Emma Bagg (1813–1887), and removed to Utica, his wife's hometown. They had several children, among them Dr. Matthew Derbyshire Mann (1845–1921) who was one of the physicians who treated President

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after he was shot in 1901. He was a member of the

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(Oneida Co.) in

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. He was a member of the

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(19th D.) in

1850 Events January–March * January 29 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress. * January 31 – The University of Rochester is founded in Rochester, New York. * January – Sacramento, Ca ...

and

1851 Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion in China, one of the bloodiest revolts that would lead to 20 million deaths. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-d ...

. He was among the 12 state senators who resigned on April 17, 1851, to prevent a quorum in the Senate. Congressman Abijah Mann Jr. (1793–1868) was his brother.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 136, 143, 223 and 290; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

transcribed from ''This Green and Pleasant Land, Fairfield, NY'' by Jane Dieffenbacher, Fairfield Town Historian (1999), at NY Gen Web
''The Descendants of Mathew Martine Forde''
by Scott William Barker (Vol. I; 2011; pg. 90) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mann, Charles A 1803 births 1860 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Utica, New York People from Fairfield, New York New York (state) Jacksonians Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature