Charles B. Deane
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1957
Preceded by	Eliza Pratt
Succeeded by	A. Paul Kitchin
Personal details
Born	(1898-11-01)November 1, 1898 Ansonville Township, Anson County, North Carolina
Died	November 24, 1969(1969-11-24) (aged 71) Rockingham, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Children	Charles B. Deane Jr. (son)

Charles Bennett Deane (November 1, 1898 – November 24, 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.

Deane was born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, North Carolina on 1 November 1898. He attended Pee Dee Academy in Rockingham, North Carolina, and Trinity Park School, Durham, N.C., 1918-1920. Next Deane studied at and then graduated from the law department of Wake Forest College in 1923. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Rockingham. He was an active Southern Baptist.

He was register of deeds of Richmond County, North Carolina from 1926–1934; attorney in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., in 1938 and 1939; in 1940, engaged in administrative law and in the general insurance business; served as chairman of the Richmond County Democratic executive committee 1932-1946; trustee of Wake Forest College.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1957); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.

Closely associated with the Moral Rearmament movement, he was defeated in the Democratic primary for a fifth term because he had refused to sign the controversial Southern Manifesto against desegregation of the races. Deane was quoted as saying "I do not have to remain in Washington but I do have to live with myself. I shall not sign my name to any document which will make any man anywhere a second-class citizen."^[1] to his pastor in regard to the Manifesto.

Following his failure to be renominated Deane spent the last 13 years of his life as the attorney for Rockingham, North Carolina.

Deane died in Rockingham, North Carolina, November 24, 1969, and was interred in Eastside Cemetery.^[2] His son was Charles B. Deane Jr. who served in the North Carolina General Assembly.^[3]

• United States Congress. "Charles B. Deane (id: D000175)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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