Charles W. Lynch
American judge
About Charles W. Lynch
Lived 1851 – 1932 (aged 80–81).
Charles Wesley Lynch (March 11, 1851 – September 9, 1932) was a West Virginian politician and judge, serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 1, 1913, until his retirement December 31, 1921.
Born near South Clarksburg, Virginia, Lynch received a B.A. from West Virginia University in 1874, followed by an A.M. from the same institution in 1877. He received a law degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Lynch was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1882, and again in 1890. In 1904, he was elected as a Republican to serve as a judge of the West Virginia thirteenth judicial circuit, and in 1912 was elected to the state supreme court.
Lynch died at the age of 81, at which time he was considered "the dean of the Harrison county bar".
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American judge (c. 1851–1932)
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Charles W. Lynch was born in 1851.
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Charles W. Lynch died in 1932.
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