Charles Connell [SEP] date of birth
Charles Connell
Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. Born in Northampton in the then-British colony of New Brunswick to a family of Loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, he entered politics in 1846, serving in the colony's Legislative Assembly and House of Assembly.
Career.
In 1858, Connell was appointed Postmaster General of the colony, at a time when increasing trade with the United States was
Charles T. Beaird
Charles Thomas Beaird (July 17, 1922 – April 18, 2006) was an industrialist, newspaper publisher, philanthropist, and civic leader from Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana. A self-identified "liberal Republican", Beaird was an early champion of civil rights legislation.
Early life and education.
Beaird was the son of James Benjamin Beaird and the former Mattie Connell Fort. His mother died six weeks after his birth, and his father succumbed when he was sixteen. According to his obituary,