Charles Alvord Bishop (May 22, 1854 – July 9, 1908) was a politician and jurist in the State of Iowa.
Biography
Bishop was born on May 22, 1854, to Roxana and Matthew Patrick Bishop in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. 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
Bishop served in the Iowa House of Representatives in 1882. 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
- "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bishop".
- "Representative Charles A. Bishop". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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| Preceded by | Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court 1902–1908 |
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