Charles James McDonald (July 9, 1793December 16, 1860) was an American

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and politician. He was born in

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and moved with his family to Hancock County, Georgia in 1794. He served as a brigadier general in the Georgia Militia from 1823 to 1825. McDonald served as the 37th Governor of Georgia from 1839 to 1843, defeating the Whig candidate William Crosby Dawson. In addition to serving in the Georgia Senate and Georgia House of Representatives, McDonald also served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. McDonald died in Marietta, Georgia in 1860 and was buried in the Episcopal Cemetery in that same city.

References

The New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

''Georgia Governor's Gravesites Field Guide (1776-2003)''

External links

Gov. Charles James McDonald
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Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Emory University
Charles James McDonald papers, 1834-1854
1793 births 1860 deaths Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina People from Hancock County, Georgia University of South Carolina alumni Democratic Party governors of Georgia (U.S. state) Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) Lawyers from Charleston, South Carolina 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers {{GeorgiaUS-state-judge-stub