Charles W. McClammy | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Wharton J. Green |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Grady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1839 Scotts Hill, North Carolina |
| Died | February 26, 1896 (aged 56) Scotts Hill, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Washington McClammy (May 29, 1839 – February 26, 1896) was an American educator and Confederate Civil War veteran who served two terms as a Democratic representative elected from North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district from 1887 to 1891.[1]
Biography
He was born at Scotts Hill, North Carolina. He pursued an academic course and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1859.[2]
Civil War
Following his school career, McClammy began teaching from 1859-1861. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, and by successive promotions became major in the Third North Carolina Cavalry Regiment and served throughout the American Civil War.[1]
Farmer
McClammy also engaged in agricultural pursuits at Scotts Hill.
Politics
He was a member of the State house of representatives in 1866, served in the State senate in 1871.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891).[3]
Later career and death
He resumed agricultural pursuits while he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
Death and burial
McClammy died in a boiler explosion on his plantation at Scott's Hill on February 26, 1896,[4] and his remains buried at the family cemetery.
References
- 1 2 Various authors (1899). The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 9. James T. White & Company. p. 213. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Printed Program for Commencement Exercises, June 2, 1859". University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ Thomas Herringshaw, ed. (1914). National Library of American Biography. American Publisher's Association. p. 88. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Killed by an Explosion". Daily True American. February 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved August 27, 2011.