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Charles W. Walton (Maine politician)

American judge

Field	Value
name	Charles Wesley Walton
image	Charles W. Walton.jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Mexico, Massachusetts, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Portland, Maine, U.S.
resting_place	Evergreen Cemetery
party	Republican
district
term_start	March 4, 1861
term_end	May 26, 1862
predecessor	John J. Perry
successor	Thomas Fessenden
office2	Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
term_start2	May 14, 1862
term_end2	May 14, 1897
predecessor2	Seth May
successor2	Albert R. Savage
profession	Lawyer
state	Maine

Charles Wesley Walton (December 9, 1819 – January 24, 1900) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Mexico, Massachusetts (now Maine) where he attended the common schools and was also instructed at home and by private tutors. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in Oxford, Maine in 1841, and commenced practice in Mexico, Maine, in 1843.

Walton also practiced law in Dixfield, Maine and was the attorney for Oxford County, Maine 1847–1851. He moved to Auburn, Maine, in 1855 and continued the practice of law and was the attorney for Androscoggin County, Maine 1857–1860.

Walton was elected as a Republican to the 37th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1861, to May 26, 1862, when he resigned to accept a judicial appointment. He was the associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court 1862-1897 and was not a candidate for reappointment as his last term ended. He resided in Portland, Maine, until his death on January 24, 1900. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

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