Charles Alvord Bishop (May 22, 1854 – July 9, 1908) was a politician and jurist in the State of Iowa.

Biography

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Bishop was born on May 22, 1854, to Roxana and Matthew Patrick Bishop in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.[1] He married twice: first, on November 2, 1873, to Della M. Dow, who died in 1900, and second, on June 24, 1902, to Alice S. Lyman. He died in 1908.

Career

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Bishop served in the Iowa House of Representatives in 1882.[2] He served as a judge in the district court of Iowa from 1889 to 1890 and from 1895 to 1902. From 1902 to 1908 he was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.

References

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  1. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bishop".
  2. ^ "Representative Charles A. Bishop". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by
Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
1902–1908
Succeeded by