Charles V. Bardeen

Charles Valdo Bardeen Sr. (September 23, 1850  March 20, 1903) was an American lawyer and judge in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1898 until his death in 1903. Previously, he served six years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in north-central Wisconsin and was city attorney for Wausau, Wisconsin.

Charles V. Bardeen
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
January 25, 1898  March 20, 1903
Appointed byEdward Scofield
Preceded byAlfred W. Newman
Succeeded byRobert G. Siebecker
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 16th circuit
In office
January 4, 1892  January 25, 1898
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWillis C. Silverthorn
Personal details
Born(1850-09-23)September 23, 1850
Brookfield, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 1903(1903-03-20) (aged 52)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Spouse
Frances Harmina Miller
(m. 1876)
ChildrenBessie, Eleanor, Charles Jr., Florence
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin Law School
ProfessionLawyer, judge
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Biography

Charles V. Bardeen was born in Brookfield, New York, on September 23, 1850.[1][2] As a child, he moved to a farm in Wisconsin with his family in 1854, where he was raised and educated. He graduated from high school in 1870, then taught school and read law at a law firm in Edgerton, Wisconsin.[2]

In the early 1870s, he was summoned to Colorado by Alva Adams, a friend of his from school who would later become the governor of Colorado. He worked with Adams on a business venture in Colorado Springs, but returned to Wisconsin after about two years.[2]

On his return to Wisconsin, he entered the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he graduated in 1875.[2][1] He practiced law in Wausau, Wisconsin, served 17 years as city attorney there, and was superintendent of Wausau's public schools.[2]

In 1891, the Wisconsin Legislature created two new circuits of the Wisconsin circuit courts. Bardeen ran for the new 16th circuit judgeship in the Spring 1891 election prevailed with about 61% of the vote.[3] He served six years as circuit judge, and then, in January 1898, he was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Governor Edward Scofield. Bardeen replaced Alfred W. Newman, who had died earlier that month. The following April, Bardeen was elected without opposition to finish out the remainder of Newman's judicial term, expiring at the end of 1903.[4]

He died from stomach cancer in Madison, Wisconsin, on March 20, 1903.[5]

Personal life and family

He married Frances Harmina Miller on June 17, 1876, and they had three children.[1]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1891)

Wisconsin Circuit Court, 16th Circuit Election, 1891[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 7, 1891
Nonpartisan Charles V. Bardeen 4,624 61.13%
Nonpartisan Elisha L. Bump 2,940 38.87%
Plurality 1,684 22.26%
Total votes 7,564 100.0%

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1898)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1898[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 5, 1898
Nonpartisan Charles V. Bardeen (incumbent) 158,218 98.59%
Scattering 2,260 1.41%
Plurality 155,958 97.18%
Total votes 160,478 100.0% +31.24%

References

  1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVII. James T. White & Company. 1920. p. 19. Retrieved December 31, 2020 via Google Books.
  2. "Justice Charles V. Bardeen". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. (1893). "Election Statistics" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 313. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  4. Froehlich, William H., ed. (1899). "Election Statistics" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 379. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  5. "Death of Judge Bardeen". Portage Daily Democrat. Milwaukee. March 21, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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