Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton (May 13, 1815 – June 17, 1896) was a politician who served in the

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and

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from early 1846 to late 1866.

Life

Napoleon was born on May 13, 1813, in Sumner,

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to James Charlton and Rachel Blackmore. He is one of 10 children. He also had 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. He died on June 17, 1896, in

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at the age of 83.

Politics

Charlton served many terms in the Texas Hose and Texas Senate. Here is a list of his services: * House of Representatives ** 1st representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District Liberty (February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847) ** 3rd representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 23 (November 5, 1849 – November 3, 1851) ** 4th representative of the

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(November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853) ** 5th representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 34 (November 7, 1853 – November 5, 1855) ** 6th representative of the Texas House of Representatives, District 34 (November 5, 1855 – November 2, 1857) ** 9th representative of the

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(February 6, 1863 – November 2, 1863) * Senate ** 10th representative of the

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(November 2, 1863 – August 6, 1866)

References

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