Charles Fenton Mercer
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – December 26, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | Jabez Leftwich |
| Succeeded by | William M. McCarty |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Lewis, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Burwell Bassett |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County | |
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In office December 3, 1810 – March 3, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen C. Roszel |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lewis, Jr. |
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Charles Fenton Mercer June 16, 1778 Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Died | May 4, 1858 (aged 79) Howard, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Princeton College |
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 United States
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| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Charles Fenton Mercer (June 16, 1778 – May 4, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia.
The youngest son of James Mercer and Eleanor Mercer, Charles Mercer was the first cousin of Robert Selden Garnett and James Mercer Garnett, both also members of Congress.
Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Mercer graduated from Princeton College in 1797, where he later took a postgraduate course and received his degree in 1800. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802, commencing practice in Aldie, Virginia, a village that he founded in 1810, centering on Mercer's mill. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1810 to 1817 and was appointed a lieutenant colonel of a Virginia regiment in the War of 1812. Mercer was later promoted to major in command at Norfolk, Virginia, was inspector general in 1814, aide-de-camp to Governor James Barbour and brigadier general in command of the 2nd Virginia Brigade.
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