Charles DOWNING, Congress, FL (1845)

DOWNING, Charles, a Delegate from Florida; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in St. Augustine, Fla.; member of the legislative council of the Territory of Florida, 1837; elected to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841); died in St. Augustine, Fla., in 1845.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present