Background
Matteson, Charles was born on March 21, 1840 in Coventry, Kent Company, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Asahel and Julia (Johnson) Matteson.
Matteson, Charles was born on March 21, 1840 in Coventry, Kent Company, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Asahel and Julia (Johnson) Matteson.
Master of Arts, Brown University, 1861 (Doctor of Laws, 1891). Law student, Harvard, 1862-1863.
Admitted to bar, 1864. Member Rhode Island Senate, 1870-1871, 1871-1872. The American Association Foreign Justice, 1875-1891, chief justice, 1891-1900, Supreme Court of the Rhode Island.
Resigned.
President Rhode Island Humane Education Society, since 1914. Director Centreville National Bank of Warwick, January 10, since 1871, vice president January 20, since 1913. Home: Providence, Rhode Island
Member Rhode Island Senate, 1870-1871, 1871-1872.
Married Belle Himes, August 22, 1872.