Charles M. Waterman (January 5, 1847 – January 28, 1924) was a justice of the

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from January 1, 1898, to June 18, 1902, appointed from

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. . Born in

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, Waterman was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1871."Judge Waterman Called by Death", ''The Moline Dispatch'' (January 28, 1924), p. 9. After working for a time as a city attorney, Waterman was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1877, and on June 28, 1887, was appointed by Governor William Larrabee to a seat on the Iowa Seventh Judicial Circuit. Waterman was reelected to the seat in November of that year, and again in 1890 and 1894."Many Distinguished Citizens Found in History of Bar Here", ''The Davenport Daily Times'' (July 11, 1936), 50th Anniversary Edition, p. 70. In 1898, he was elected to the state supreme court, serving until 1902, when he left to return to private practice. He died in his home, after a lengthy illness.

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