Charles R. Train

Charles Russell Train (October 18, 1817 – July 29, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1859 to 1863.

Not to be confused with his grandson, rear admiral Charles R. Train.

Charles Russell Train
16th Massachusetts Attorney General
In office
1872–1879
GovernorWilliam B. Washburn
Thomas Talbot
William Gaston
Alexander H. Rice
Preceded byCharles Allen
Succeeded byGeorge Marston
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byChauncey L. Knapp
Succeeded byJohn D. Baldwin
District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
In office
1853–1855
Preceded byAsa W. Farr
Succeeded byIsaac S. Morse
In office
1848–1851
Preceded byAlbert H. Nelson
Succeeded byAsa W. Farr
Personal details
Born(1817-10-18)October 18, 1817
Framingham, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 29, 1885(1885-07-29) (aged 67)
North Conway, New Hampshire
Resting placeEdgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenCharles Jackson Train
Arthur Cheney Train
Alma materBrown University
ProfessionLaw
Signature

Early life and education

Charles Russell Train was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on October 18, 1817.[1][2] He attended the common schools, Framingham Academy, and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1837.

He studied law at Harvard University. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1841.[2]

Political career

He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1847 and 1848.

From 1848 to 1851 and 1853 from 1855, Train was district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[3] He declined the appointment of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1852.

He served as delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.

He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856 and 1864.

He served as member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council in 1857 and 1858.[1]

Congress

Train was elected as Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862.

He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1862 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against West H. Humphreys, United States judge for the several districts of Tennessee. During the Civil War, Train served in the Union Army as a volunteer aide-de-camp to General George B. McClellan.

= Massachusetts attorney general ===

He moved to Boston, Massachusetts. He again served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1868 to 1871.

He was elected Massachusetts Attorney General from 1872 to 1879, after which he resumed the practice of law.[4]

Death and burial

Train died while on a visit in North Conway, New Hampshire, July 29, 1885.[4] He was interred in Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, Massachusetts.[1]

See also

References
  1. United States Congress. "Charles R. Train (id: T000352)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. Davis, William T., ed. (1894). Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Vol. I. The Boston History Company. p. 341. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Conklin, Edwin P. (1927). Middlesex County and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 119. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. "Charles Russell Train: Sudden Death of the Ex-Attorney-General". The Boston Globe. July 29, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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