Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

United States Secretary of the Navy under President Theodore Roosevelt.

From the description of Charles J. Bonaparte letter, 1905. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 265034455

Lawyer, municipal and civil service reformer, and U.S. attorney general and secretary of the navy.

From the description of Charles J. Bonaparte papers, 1760-1921 (bulk 1874-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83459229

Biographical Note

• 1851, June 9: Born, Baltimore, Md.
• 1871: A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1874: LL.B., Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1874: Admitted to bar and began law practice, Baltimore, Md.
• 1875: Married Ellen Channing Day
• 1902 - 04 : Member, U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners
• 1904: Presidential elector from Maryland
• 1905 - 1906 : Secretary of the navy
• 1906 - 1901 : Attorney general
• 1917: Member, Advisory Board, Council of National Defense
• 1921, June 28: Died, Baltimore, Md.

From the guide to the Charles J. Bonaparte Papers, 1760-1921, (bulk 1874-1921), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)