Charles Cleaves Cole

Charles Cleaves Cole (May 22, 1841 – March 17, 1905) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Hiram, Maine, Cole read law to enter the bar in 1866, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1867. He was in the United States Army Private, 17th Maine Infantry from 1862 to 1865. He was in private practice in Portland, Maine from 1866 to 1867. He was in private practice in West Union, West Virginia from 1868 to 1870. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Doddridge County, West Virginia from 1869 to 1870. He was in private practice in Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1870 to 1874. He was a City solicitor, Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1874 to 1876. He was in private practice in Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1876 to 1878. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1878 to 1891. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1891 to 1893. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1901 to 1905.

Associate Cole was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Cole was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on December 12, 1892, to a seat vacated by Charles P. James. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 28, 1893, and received his commission the same day. Cole served in that capacity until April 22, 1901, due to resignation.

He died in Washington, D.C.

Sources

• Charles Cleaves Cole at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Cole, Charles Cleaves
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Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	May 22, 1841
Place of birth	Hiram, Maine
Date of death	March 17, 1905
Place of death	Washington, D.C.