Charles James Faulkner was a politician, planter, and lawyer from Berkeley County, Virginia who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as a U.S. Congressman.
Charles J. Faulkner
Arrest of Mr. Faulkner, at Brown's Hotel, Washington, on the charge of treason, August 1861
Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850
The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 was an assembly of elected delegates chosen by the voters to write the fundamental law of Virginia. It is known as the Reform Convention because it liberalized Virginia political institutions.
John Y. Mason 1850 Presiding officer
John Minor Botts Reformer for more voters
Henry A. Wise Protect slavery first
Richard L.T. Beale in ruling Richmond Junta