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Draft:Charles F. Caswell

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Charles F. Caswell (May 10, 1861 – November 28, 1907)[1] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1906 to 1907.

Born in Strafford, New Hampshire.[1]

Caswell was a graduate of Dartmouth College, class of 1874. Son of Cornelius E. Caswell and Betsy Thurston Chase Caswell. He lived in Strafford until 1868, when his father moved to Dover. His studies were begun at the Franklin academy In that city and later taken up at Northwood seminary. In July following his graduation he entered the law office of N. M. Hawkes in Lynn, Mass., where he continued his studies until admitted to the bar In September, 1877. He began the practice of law at once in Lynn, Mass. Discovery of carbonates in Leadville attracted his attention and four years after beginning the practice of law he left the East for this state. He located in Middle Park, Grand county, in 1881. Although attracted by the gold discoveries he never engaged in mining. He took up the practice of law as soon as he arrived in Middle Park and remained there until 1884 when he moved to Grand Junction. Caswell was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Colorado, and for twenty-five years a prominent figure in the political affairs of the state. Caswell was married on May 7, 1891, to Miss Jessie Tenney Gray. Caswell had no children. He died at his home from paralysis, following an attack of heart disease.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Colorado Jurist Dies", The Lafayette News Free Press, Vol. 10, No. 22 (November 29, 1907), p. 7.


Political offices
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Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
1906–1907
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Category:1861 births Category:1907 deaths Category:Dartmouth College alumni Category:U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law Category:Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court


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