Charles M. Waterman (politician)

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| birth_date = c. 1809

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| disappeared_date = June 1860

| disappeared_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

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| occupation = Politician

| known_for = 17th Mayor of New Orleans

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Charles M. Waterman was an American politician. He was the 17th mayor of New Orleans (June 17, 1856 – June 3, 1858).[https://books.google.com/books?id=k2w-qhOMExoC&dq=Charles+M.+Waterman+1858&pg=PT3 Message of Chas. M. Waterman, Mayor of the City of New Orleans: April 13, 1858]A Pattern Book of New Orleans Architecture {{ISBN|978-1-455-61017-4}} p. 22

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Waterman was nominated for mayor in 1856 as the Know Nothing Party candidate when he was about 47 years of age.

The New Orleans City Council impeached and removed Waterman from office on 3 June 1858. Henry M. Summers was appointed interim mayor, serving from 5 to 21 June.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21430137/the-times-picayune/|title=Proclamation: Recorder's Office. First District. June 5, 1858|newspaper=The Times-Picayune|date=June 6, 1858|access-date=February 2, 2022}}

Waterman disappeared in June 1860, possibly committing suicide by jumping into the Mississippi River, where his hat was later found on a ferry on the river.{{Cite book |last=Long |first=Kim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&dq=charles+waterman+new+orleans&pg=PT101 |title=The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals, and Dirty Politics |date=2008 |publisher=Random House Publishing |isbn=978-0-307-48134-4 |language=en}}