Charles R. Jonas

Charles Raper Jonas (December 9,1904 - September 28, 1988) was a U.S. representative from North Carolina for ten terms (1953-1973). At the time of his election in 1952, he became the first Republican to represent his state in either house of the U.S. Congress since his own father, Charles A. Jonas, and George M. Pritchard left office in 1931.

Jonas lived most of his life in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The public library in Lincolnton, North Carolina is named in his honor. There is also a federal building in Charlotte, North Carolina, named after him. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.

External links

• Congressional Biography