Charles M. Waterman (judge)

Charles M. Waterman (January 5, 1847 – January 28, 1924) was a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1898 to June 18, 1902 appointed from Scott County, Iowa.[1]

Judge Charles M. Waterman.

Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, Waterman was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1871.[2] After working for a time as a city attorney, Waterman was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1877, and on June 28, 1887, was appointed by Governor William Larrabee to a seat on the Iowa Seventh Judicial Circuit. Waterman was reelected to the seat in November of that year, and again in 1890 and 1894.[3] In 1898, he was elected to the state supreme court, serving until 1902, when he left to return to private practice.[3]

He died in his home, after a lengthy illness.[2]

References

1. Iowa Judicial Branch Past Iowa Supreme Court Justices page for Charles M. Waterman.
2. "Judge Waterman Called by Death", The Moline Dispatch (January 28, 1924), p. 9.
3. "Many Distinguished Citizens Found in History of Bar Here", The Davenport Daily Times (July 11, 1936), 50th Anniversary Edition, p. 70.

Political offices
Preceded by La Vega G. Kinne	Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court 1898–1902	Succeeded by Charles A. Bishop