Charles E. Nash
Charles Edmund Nash | |
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Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1875–1877 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Edward White Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1844 Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1913 (aged 69) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1863–1865 |
| Rank | Sergeant major |
| Unit | 82nd Regiment, U.S. Volunteers |
| Battles/wars | |
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Charles Edmund Nash (May 23, 1844 – June 21, 1913) was an American politician who served a single two-year term as Republican in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana.
He was Louisiana's first African-American to serve as congressman; John Willis Menard was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1868 and P. B. S. Pinchback was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1872, but neither one served. Nash would remain the state's only black U.S. Representative for more than a century — until 1991, when William J. Jefferson's tenure in the 2nd Louisiana District began.