Background
Manly, Charles was born on May 28, 1837 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review Basil and Sarah Murray (Rudulph) Manly.
Manly, Charles was born on May 28, 1837 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review Basil and Sarah Murray (Rudulph) Manly.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Alabama, 1855, Master of Arts, 1859. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1859. Doctor of Divinity, William Jewell College, 1872.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1859. Pastor Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1859-1871. Vice president Alabama Central College, 1862-1871.
President Union University, and pastor Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1871-1873.
Pastor Staunton, Virginia, 1873-1880, Greenville, South Carolina., 1880-1881. President Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina., 1881-1897.
Pastor Belton, South Carolina., 1882-1898, Brushy Creek and Rocky Creek, South Carolina., 1882-1886, Seneca, South Carolina., 1886-1898, Lexington, Missouri, 1898-1903, Lexington, Virginia, 1903-1914. Home: Chicago, Illinois.
Married Mary Esther Hellen Matthews, November 16, 1864. Children: John Matthews, Charles Matthews, Basil Maxwell.