Charles Manly

For the aviation pioneer, see Charles M. Manly. For the Michigan politician, see Charles H. Manly.

Charles Manly (May 13, 1795 – May 1, 1871) was a lawyer who served as the 31st governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1849 to 1851. He was the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office. After one two-year term, Manly was defeated in the 1850 election by Democrat David S. Reid, whom Manly had defeated in 1848. He was the last sitting governor of North Carolina to lose re-election until Pat McCrory in 2016.

Charles Manly
31st Governor of North Carolina
In office January 1, 1849 – January 1, 1851
Preceded by	William Alexander Graham
Succeeded by	David Settle Reid
Personal details
Born	(1795-05-13)May 13, 1795 Chatham County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 1, 1871(1871-05-01) (aged 75) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Profession	Lawyer

He was the brother of Matthias Evans Manly. He was also an ancestor of Alexander Manly, the African-American editor of the Wilmington Daily Record.^[1] He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.