Charles M. Stedman
| Charles M. Stedman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1911 – September 23, 1930 |
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| Preceded by | John M. Morehead |
| Succeeded by | Franklin W. Hancock Jr. |
| 5th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office January 21, 1885 – January 17, 1889 |
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| Governor | Alfred M. Scales |
| Preceded by | James L. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Holt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Manly Stedman January 29, 1841 Pittsboro, North Carolina |
| Died | September 23, 1930 (aged 89) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Defosset Wright |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Occupation | lawyer |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Unit |
1st (Bethel) North Carolina Infantry 44th North Carolina Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Manly Stedman (January 29, 1841 – September 23, 1930) was a politician and lawyer from North Carolina.
Born in Pittsboro, North Carolina, Stedman moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina with his parents in 1853 where he attended Pittsboro and Donaldson Academies and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1861, where he was a member of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Company; part of the Confederate 1st North Carolina "Bethel Regiment. He later was promoted to major of the 44th North Carolina Infantry. Afterwards, Stedman returned to Chatham County, North Carolina and taught school in Pittsboro for one year. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1865, commencing practice in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Stedman first got involved in politics as a delegate to the 1880 Democratic National Convention, which nominated Winfield Scott Hancock and William Hayden English for President and Vice President of the United States. He was elected the fifth Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 1884, serving from 1885 to 1889, and unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina in 1888. He moved to Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and to Greensboro, North Carolina in 1898, continuing to practice law. Stedman served as a trustee of the University of North Carolina from 1899 to 1915, was president of the North Carolina Bar Association from 1900 to 1901, was again an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 1903-04, and was director and president of the North Carolina Railroad from 1909 to 1910.
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