Charles A. Wickliffe

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Charles Anderson Wickliffe
11th United States Postmaster General
In office September 13, 1841 – March 4, 1845
Preceded by	Francis Granger
Succeeded by	Cave Johnson
Born	June 8, 1788(1788-06-08) Bardstown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	October 31, 1869 (aged 81) Ilchester, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican, Whig, Unionist
Spouse	Margaret Cripps Wickliffe
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Charles Anderson Wickliffe (June 8, 1788 – October 31, 1869) was a Kentucky politician. He was educated at the Bardstown grammar school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809, and began practice in Bardstown. He soon achieved distinction as a lawyer.

He was aide to General Samuel Caldwell at the battle of the Thames on 5 October 1813, was a member of the state house of representatives, 1814 – 1823, and sat in the United States Congress representing Kentucky from 1823 to 1833, having been chosen as a Henry Clay Democrat. He was then elected again to the state legislature, and was its speaker in 1834. In 1836 he was elected lieutenant-governor of his native state, and in 1839 he became acting governor. In 1841 he was appointed postmaster-general by President John Tyler, holding the post until March 1845; in the latter year he was sent by President James K. Polk; on a secret mission to Texas in the interests of annexation.

He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1845, a member of the Peace congress in February 1861, served again in Congress from 1861 to 1863 as a Union Whig, and served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of 1864 in Chicago.

A wealthy man, Wickliffe's aristocratic bearing and contempt for the poorer classes won him the name of "the Duke".

His son, Robert C. Wickliffe, was a Governor of Louisiana before the American Civil War. His son-in-law, David Levy Yulee, was a U.S. Senator from Florida before the Civil War. His grandson Robert Charles Wickliffe was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

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• Find-A-Grave profile for Charles A. Wickliffe
• Cemetery Memorial by La-Cemeteries

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