Charles B. Letton
Charles B. Letton (c. 1854 – May 1, 1932)[1] was a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1906 to 1925.
Letton's family emigrated from Scotland in 1869 and became homesteaders in Jefferson County, Nebraska.[2] Letton attended the local schools and read law in the office of Slocumb & Hambel,[2] gaining admission to the bar in Jefferson County in 1881. He served as a county prosecutor for four yearsm, from 1885 to 1889, and as a district judge for eight years,[1] for a district covering six counties in southwestern Nebraska.[3] He was elected as a Republican to the state supreme court in November 1905, defeating Democrat William G. Hastings by a substantial majority.[4]
He was twice reelected to the supreme court, serving for 19 years, announcing his retirement at the end of 1924, effective January 8, 1925.[3] From 1927 until his death, he served as state librarian and clerk of the supreme court.[1]
Letton died of a heart attack in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 78.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Judge Charles B. Letton Is Heart Attack Victim", The Stockman's Journal (May 2, 1932), p. 5.
- ^ a b Charles Dawson, Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County (Crane & Company, Topeka KS, 1912).
- ^ a b "Judge Letton to Enter Law Practice", Scottsbluff Star-Herald (December 27, 1924), p. 4.
- ^ "Nebraska Republicans Win", The Clyde Times (November 17, 1905), p. 3.
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