Charles Jahleal Boatner

Democrat Representative of Louisiana's 5th district

  • Representative

    Louisiana, district 5

    December 10, 1896 - March 3, 1897

4

Congresses Served

4

House Terms

January 23, 1849 (54 years old)

Birthday

March 21, 1903

Death

  • American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.
  • Born in Columbia, Louisiana, and completed preparatory studies in law.
  • Admitted to the bar in 1870 and began practicing law.
  • Served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1876 until May 1878.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for three consecutive terms from 1889 to 1895.
  • His election to the Fifty-fourth Congress was contested, leading to the seat being declared vacant.
  • Appointed to a position at the U.S. Navy customhouse in New Orleans in 1893.
  • Returned to the U.S. House to fill a vacancy in 1896 but declined to run for reelection later that year.
  • Moved to New Orleans to resume his law practice after his congressional service.
  • Died in New Orleans and is interred at Monroe Cemetery in Louisiana.