Background
Magoon, Charles E. was born on December 5, 1861 in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Son of Henry C. and Mehitable W. (Clement) Magoon.
Magoon, Charles E. was born on December 5, 1861 in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Son of Henry C. and Mehitable W. (Clement) Magoon.
Education high school, Owatonna, Minnesota, University of Nebraska. Doctor of Laws, Monmouth, 1905. Unmarried.
Admitted to bar, 1882, and practiced at Lincoln, Nebraska, 1882-1899. Judge advocate with rank of major Nebraska National Guard. Law officer of bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, 1899-1904.
General counsel, Isthmian Canal Commission, July 1, 1904-April 1, 1905.
Member Isthmian Canal Commission, 1905-1906. Governor Canal Zone, May 25, 1905-October 12, 1906.
Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Panama, July 7, 1905-October 12, 1906. Provisional governor of Cuba, October 12, 1906-January 28, 1909.
Member Isthmian Canal Commission