Background
Burch, Charles Newell was born on December 27, 1868 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Christopher and Lucy Whitman (Newell) Burch.
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Charles Newell Burch
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Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1888, Bachelor of Laws, 1889. Doctor of Laws, Southwestern U. 1930.
Career
Practiced Nashville, in partnership with Claude Waller, 1890-1895. Assistant city attorney, Nashville, 1895-1896. Assistant United States district attorney, 1896-1898.
Associate with Honorary J. M. Dickinson, 1899, as assistant district attorney, L.&North. Railroad Company for Tennessee, and succeeded him as district attorney for the road, November 1899.
Appointed general solicitor L.&North. Railroad Company, 1901, and removed to Louisville, Kentucky. General counsel same road, 1903-1905.
General solicitor Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company (I.C. Railroad Company) at Memphis, since 1905, also I.C. System (Southern Lincolnshire), 1928. Also counsel American Railway Express Agency.
Engaged in general practice, firm Burch, Minor & McKay.
Appointed November 1920, by governor of Tennessee, a commissioner of Goodwyn Institute, a free lecture and library foundation. Appointed, 1930, by Supreme Court of the United States Court as special master in case of New Jersey versus New York State and New York City and Pennsylvania involving diversion of waters of Delaware river. Trustee Vanderbilt University.
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Married Floy Cooper, December 29, 1891 (died 1902). Married second, Mistress. Children: Lucia Newell (Mistress Thomas West. Vinton), Charles Newell (deceased), Duncan (deceased).
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat