He was named after his direct ancestor Sir Charles Hobby who was knighted by Queen Anne in 1705.

Prepared by his pastor, he attended college beginning at age seventeen and graduated from Yale University in 1802.

The result was he followed the sea for several years as an employee of his father's shipping business;[1] first as a supercargo, then as captain.

During his tenure, the U.S. Senate passed the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, which caused great controversy throughout the state.

[5] The same month and year of the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Pond died on April 28, 1861, aged 80.