Charles Lundy Lewis

Charles Lundy Lewis (March 8, 1852 – February 11, 1936) was an American jurist.

Biography

Born in Ottawa, Illinois, Lewis graduated from Oberlin College in 1876. He then studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in Chicago, Illinois in 1879. He practiced law in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and served as county attorney for Otter Tail County, Minnesota. In 1891, Lewis moved to Duluth, Minnesota and continued to practice law. In 1893, Lewis served as a Minnesota district court judge. Lewis served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1900 to 1912. He then moved to Los Angeles, California to practice law, and died there in 1936.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Minnesota State Law Library-John L. Lewis Archived August 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Stevens, Hiram Fairchild, ed. (1904). History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota. Vol. I. Minneapolis and St. Paul: Legal Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 126–129. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Ex-Duluth Judge Succumbs In West". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Minneapolis. February 12, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.


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