Charles M. Waterman was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on the 5th of January, 1847.  His education was acquired in the public schools and in a private academy.  He came to Iowa in 1854 and studied law.  The first office he held was that of city attorney of Davenport.  In 1877 he was chosen one of the representatives in the house of the seventeenth general assembly on the republican ticket.  On the 28th of June, 1887, he was appointed by Governor Larrabee to fill a vacancy in the office of judge of the seventh judicial district, caused by the death of Judge John H. Rogers.  He was elected for a full term in November of that year and re-elected in 1890 and 1894.  In the summer of 1897 he received the nomination at the republican state convention for judge of the supreme court 1898.  Later he resigned from the supreme bench to form with Ex-Congressman Joe R. Lane, the legal partnership Lane and Waterman.  Judge Waterman serves this community most wisely and well as president of the borad of trustees of the Davenport Public Library. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L