Background
He was the son of Theodore Froessel and Barbara Froessel.
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Charles William Froessel
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He graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1913, and Master of Laws in 1914, from New York Law School.
Career
During World War I he served in the United States. Navy with the rank of lieutenant. He was Counsel to the Sheriff of Queens County from 1916 to 1920. He was Assistant District Attorney of Queens County from 1924 to 1930.
He was Special Assistant to the United States. Attorney General in charge of slum clearance projects in New York City from 1935 to 1937.
In January 1937, he was appointed a justice of the City Court in Queens County. In November 1937, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court (2nd District).
An active Freemason Froessel served as Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York for two terms, 1944 and 1945. In 1949, he ran on the Democratic and Liberal tickets to the New York Court of Appeals.
He retired from the bench at the end of 1962 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
He died in Saint Vincent"s Hospital (Manhattan).
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Religion
Presbyterian