Charles B. Letton
American judge (c. 1854 – 1932)
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Charles B. Letton (c. 1854 – May 1, 1932)[1] was an American justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1906 to 1925.
Letton's family emigrated to the US 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]
