Background
Beattie, Charlton Reid was born on April 22, 1869 in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Honorary Taylor and Fannie Estelle (Pugh) Beattie.
Beattie, Charlton Reid was born on April 22, 1869 in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Honorary Taylor and Fannie Estelle (Pugh) Beattie.
Born in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, Beattie graduated from the University of Virginia in 1889 and a Doctor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1891.
He was in private practice in Thibodaux, Louisiana from 1892 to 1913, and in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1913. He was also the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1909 to 1913. He served on the faculty at Tulane Law School.
On January 13, 1925, Beattie was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Rufus East. Foster.
Beattie was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 19, 1925, and received his commission on January 21, 1925. Beattie served in that capacity until his death, in Thibodaux.
Member of faculty Tulane University Law School