Bio – Lynch, Judge Charles Wesley

Lynch, Charles Wesley 1921
Murmurmontis 1921

Born: March 11, 1851 (Harrison County, West Virginia)

Died: September 8, 1932 (Harrison County, West Virginia)


Education:

  • B.A. West Virginia University (1874)
  • M.A. West Virginia University, (1877 pro merito)
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College, (1915, Hon.)

Occupation:

  • Elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates 1882 and 1890
  • Prosecuting Attorney, Harrison County 1885-1889; 1893-1897
  • Circuit Court Judge
  • Appellate Judge

Where they lived: Clarksburg, WV


Years Served: 1909-1929


Special Positions:

  • President of the Board (1914-1927)
  • President Emeritus of the Board (1927-1933)

Committees:

  • Endowment 1913-1915; 1919-1921; 1922-1927

Notes:

  • Member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Free Mason: West Virginia State Grand Master

Sources:

  • Atkinson, G.W. (1919) Bench and bar of West Virginia [electronic]. Retrieved from Internet Archive. Print copy available in Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library: WV 340.092 At54b
  • Catalog: 1910-1932
  • Murmurmontis: 1910 -1931

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