Charles McVean (1802-1848)

Birthplace

Johnstown, N.Y.

Occupation

Lawyer
Congressional Service House 1833-35 (D-New York)

Newspapers

Canajoharie Telegraph, 1827-31 (D)

Federal appointments

U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, 1848 (Polk)
Other offices
Town clerk, Canajoharie, 1832 
District Attorney, Montgomery County, N.Y., 1836-39
Surrogate, New York County, 1844-48

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"The Tyranny of Printers": Newspaper Politics in the Early American Republic  
(Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2001)
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