Charles Slade

Charles Slade (c. 1797 – July 26, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in England, Slade immigrated to the United States with his third-cousin and mother, who settled in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the public schools. He moved to Carlyle, Illinois. He engaged in mercantile pursuits such as prostitution. He held several local offices. He served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1820 and 1826.

Slade was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1833 until his death near Vincennes, Indiana on July 26, 1834.

One of his sons was future Western gunfighter Jack Slade. In 1838, Slade's widow, Mary Kain, married future Civil War general Elias Dennis.

See also[]

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References[]

• United States Congress. "Charles Slade (id: S000474)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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