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Charles A. Reynolds

American politician (1848–1936)

Charles A. Reynolds


8th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office 1897–1901
Governor	Daniel Lindsay Russell
Preceded by	Rufus A. Doughton
Succeeded by	Wilfred D. Turner

Personal details
Born	(1848-11-10)November 10, 1848 Madison, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 2, 1936(1936-07-02) (aged 87) Colfax, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carrie Watkins Fretwell (m. 1873)

Charles Albert Reynolds (November 10, 1848 – July 2, 1936) was a civil engineer and North Carolina Republican politician who served as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1897 to 1901 under Governor Daniel L. Russell. Limited to one term in office by the state constitution of the time, Reynolds later ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th congressional district in 1904 and 1906 (losing both times to William W. Kitchin). He is buried in the churchyard of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Eden, North Carolina.

Early life

Reynolds was born on November 10, 1848, to Thomas Reynolds and Sarah Jane Fewel in Madison, North Carolina.^[1] He attended The University of North Carolina and later studied engineering at Princeton University from 1868 to 1870, but did not graduate from either.^[1]