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{{short description|American politician}}
{{About|the Representative from New Jersey|the American architect (1841-1917)|Charles C. Haight|the American judge (born 1930)|Charles S. Haight, Jr.}}
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{{Infobox Congressmanofficeholder
|name = Charles Haight
|image name =
|state state1 = [[New Jersey]]
|district district1 = [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|term term1 = March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
|preceded preceded1 = [[William A. Newell]]
|succeeded succeeded1 = [[Samuel C. Forker]]
|office2 = Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]
|birth_date = January 4, 1838
|term2 = 1860–1862
|birth_place = [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]]
|death_datebirth_date = AugustJanuary 14, 18911838
|death_placebirth_place = [[FreeholdColts Borough,Neck New Jersey|FreeholdTownship, New Jersey]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1891|8|1|1838|1|4}}
|death_place PLACE OF DEATH = [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold, New Jersey]], U.S.▼
|resting_place = [[Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, New Jersey|Maplewood Cemetery]]<br/>Freehold, New Jersey, U.S.
|spouse =
|professionchildren = [[Politician]] =
|relations = [[Thomas Griffith Haight]] (nephew)
|profession = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
|alma_mater = [[Princeton University|Princeton College]]
|religion =
|footnotes =
|module = {{Infobox military person |embed=yes
|allegiance = {{flag|United States|1865}}
|branch =
|rank = Brigadier general
|serviceyears = 1861–1865
|battles = [[American Civil War]]
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}}▼
'''Charles Haight''' (January 4, 1838, [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]] -– August 1, 1891,) [[Freeholdwas Borough,an NewAmerican Jersey|Freehold, New Jersey]]) waslawyer aand [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician who represented [[New Jersey]]'s [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1867- to 1871.
 
==Early life==
Haight was born in [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]] on January 4, 1838. He attended private schools in [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold, New Jersey]], and graduated from [[Princeton University|Princeton College]] in 1857. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Freehold. He was a member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1860–1862 and served as speaker in 1861 and 1862. He was commissioned a brigadier general of militia on May 27, 1861, and during the [[American Civil War]] was in command of Camp Vredenburgh from August 22, 1862, until the close of the war.▼
Haight was born in [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]], on January 4, 1838, to Thomas Haight, later a Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey in 1847.<ref name="hudson">{{cite book|last=Van Winkle|first=Daniel|title=History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1630-1923|volume=2|year=1924|url={{Google books|_-RQAQAAMAAJ|page=14|plainurl=yes}}|page=14}}</ref>{{citation needed |date=January 2022 |reason=birth date and location}} He attended private schools in [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold, New Jersey]], and graduated from [[Princeton University|Princeton College]] in 1857. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Freehold.
 
==Career==
Haight was elected as a Democrat to the [[40th United States Congress|Fortieth]] and [[41st United States Congress|Forty-first]] Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1870 to the [[42nd United States Congress|Forty-second Congress]].▼
▲Haight was born in [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]] on January 4, 1838. He attended private schools in [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold, New Jersey]], and graduated from [[Princeton University|Princeton College]] in 1857. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Freehold. He was a member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1860–18621860 to 1862 and served as speaker in 1861 and 1862. He was commissioned a brigadier general of militia on May 27, 1861, and during the [[American Civil War]] was in command of Camp Vredenburgh from August 22, 1862, until the close of the war.
 
▲Haight was elected as a Democrat to the [[40th United States Congress|Fortieth]] and [[41st United States Congress|Forty-first]] Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1867- – March 3, 1871, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1870 to the [[42nd United States Congress|Forty-second Congress]].
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was a delegate to the [[1872 Democratic National Convention]], and served as chairman of the State delegation. He was appointed prosecutor of the pleas. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] in 1873 and served until his death in Freehold on August 1, 1891. He was interred in [[Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, New Jersey|Maplewood Cemetery]] in Freehold.▼
 
▲After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was a delegate to the [[1872 Democratic National Convention]], and served as chairman of the State delegation. He was appointed prosecutor of the pleas. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] in 1873 and served until his death in Freehold on August 1, 1891. He was interred in [[Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, New Jersey|Maplewood Cemetery]] in Freehold.
 
==Personal life==
Haight was the uncle to Judge [[Thomas Griffith Haight]].<ref name="hudson"/>
 
Haight died in Freehold on August 1, 1891. He was interred in [[Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, New Jersey|Maplewood Cemetery]] in Freehold.
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{CongBio|H000020}}
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haibach-haiko.html#R9M0IZ0G2 Charles Haight] at [[The Political Graveyard]]
*{{Find a Grave|6421083}}
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6938415 Charles Haight] at [[Find A Grave]]
 
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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 4, 1838
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]]
| DATE OF DEATH = August 1, 1891
▲| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold, New Jersey]]
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