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{{short description|American politician}}
{{distinguish|Charles E. Stuart (Virginia politician)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder 
| name=Charles Edward Stuart
| image name=Charles E Stuart.jpg
| office=[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]]
| term_start=June 9, 1856
| term_end=June 10, 1856
| predecessor=[[Jesse D. Bright]]
| successor=[[Jesse D. Bright]]
| jr/sr1=United States Senator
| state1=[[Michigan]]
| party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| term1=March 4, 1853 &ndash; March 3, 1859
| preceded1=[[Alpheus Felch]]
| succeeded1=[[Kinsley S. Bingham]]
| state2= [[Michigan]]
| district2= [[Michigan's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]
| term_start3= December 6, 1847
| term_end3= March 3, 1849
| predecessor3= [[Edward Bradley (politician)|Edward Bradley]]
| successor3= [[William Sprague (Michigan politician)|William Sprague]]
| term_start2= March 4, 1851
| term_end2= March 3, 1853
| predecessor2= [[William Sprague (Michigan politician)|William Sprague]]
| successor2= [[David A. Noble]]
| office4= Member of the [[Michigan Senate]]
| term4= 1842
| birth_date={{birth date|1810|11|25}}
| birth_place=[[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo, New York]], US
| death_date={{Death date and age|1887|5|19|1810|11|25}}
| death_place=[[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], US
| spouse=
| profession=Politician, Lawyer
|allegiance = {{USA}}
|branch={{flagicon|USA|army}} [[Union Army]]
|rank=[[File:Union Army colonel rank insignia.png|35px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]
|unit={{Flagicon|Michigan}} [[13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment|13th Michigan Infantry]]
|battles=[[American Civil War]]
}}
'''Charles Edward Stuart''' (November 25, 1810{{spaced ndash}}May 19, 1887) was a [[U.S. Representative]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from the state of [[Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sewell|first=Rich|date=2021-06-11|title=Kalamazoo School Case, Charles V. Stuart plaintiff|url=https://www.kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/education/kalamazoo-school-case/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Kalamazoo Public Library|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818225227/https://www.kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/education/kalamazoo-school-case/ |archive-date=2021-08-18 }}</ref>

==Biography==
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Stuart was born in New York, either near [[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo, New York]], or in [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]]. He studied law, was admitted to the [[bar association|bar]] 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 [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democrat]] from [[Michigan's 2nd congressional district]] to the [[30th Congress]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Edward Bradley (politician)|Edward Bradley]]. He served in the [[U.S. House of Representatives|U.S.House]] from December 6, 1847, to March 4, 1849, and was defeated for reelection in 1848 by [[William Sprague (Michigan politician)|William Sprague]]. Two years later, he defeated Sprague by being elected to the [[32nd Congress]], serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853. He served as chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State|Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State]] in the 32nd Congress.

Stuart was elected to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 1852 and served in the [[33rd Congress|33rd]], [[34th Congress|34th]], and [[35th Congress|35th]] Congresses from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1859. He very briefly was the [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore of the Senate]] during the 34th Congress, but chairman of the Committee on Public Lands for the 34th and 35th Congresses. He did not seek reelection to the Senate but was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Governor of Michigan]] in 1858. He resumed the practice of law in Kalamazoo and was a delegate to the [[1860 Democratic National Convention]] from Michigan.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Stuart raised and equipped the [[13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment|13th Michigan Infantry]], of which he was commissioned [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]. He later resigned due to ill health.

Charles E. Stuart died in Kalamazoo and was interred in [[Mountain Home Cemetery]]. [[Charles E. Stuart House|His home in Kalamazoo]] at 427 Stuart Ave. is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The surrounding Stuart Area Historic District is also listed.

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}

==References==
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{{CongBio|S001033}} Retrieved on 2008-02-15
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stuart.html#R9M0JEDBW Charles E. Stuart] at [[The Political Graveyard]]

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |search=( "Stuart, Charles E., 1810-1887" OR "Stuart, Charles Edward, 1810-1887" OR "Stuart, Chas. E. (Charles Edward), 1810-1887" )}}
*{{Find a Grave|7993974|access-date=2008-02-15}}

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