Background
Darling, Charles Kimball was born on June 28, 1864 in Corinth, Vermont, United States. Son of Joseph and Mary Alice (Knight) Darling.
Darling, Charles Kimball was born on June 28, 1864 in Corinth, Vermont, United States. Son of Joseph and Mary Alice (Knight) Darling.
Graduate Barre (Vermont) Academy, 1881. Bachelor of Arts, 1885, Master of Arts, 1893, Dartmouth. Cadet for 2 years at United States Military Academy, West Point.
Bachelor of Laws, 1896, Boston University Law School.
Admitted to bar, 1896, and began practice in Boston. Instructor criminal law, Boston University Law School, 1896-1899. United States marshal for District of Massachusetts, 1899-1908.
Clerk United States Circuit Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, United States Circuit Court and United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1908-1914.
Also United States commissioner. Referee in bankruptcy, Suffolk Company District, since 1914.
Has been prominent in military affairs, since 1887, when he was appointed sergeant major 6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, adjt., 1889, major, 1893. Served in Spanish-American War as senior field officer of regiment.
Elected and commissioned colonel of regiment after it again became part of M.V.M.
Retired brigadier general, M.N.G., 1904. Commander in chief Sons of Veterans, 1897-1898.
Married Elizabeth R. Holmes, 1903.