Charles Austin Tweed
| Charles Austin Tweed | |
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| Associate Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
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In office April 14, 1870 – February 1878 |
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| Nominated by | Ulyses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | John Titus |
| Succeeded by | Charles Silent |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office 1848–1848 |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 20th district |
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In office 1867–1870 |
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| Preceded by | James E. Hale |
| Succeeded by | Jacob H. Neff |
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December 24, 1813 South Reading, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 22, 1887 (aged 73) San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Whig/Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth G. ??? (???-1871) Minnie A. Jackson(1875-1877) Marcia C. Lewis(1878-) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Charles Austin Tweed (December 24, 1813 – July 22, 1887) was an American politician and jurist. During his early career he was elected to the Florida Senate and California State Senate. Tweed then moved to Arizona Territory and was appointed to serve two terms as an Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court.
Tweed was born in South Reading, Massachusetts, to Joshua and Elizabet (Pratt) Tweed on December 24, 1813, the youngest of four sons. His father was a shoemaker and influential member of the community. He received a liberal education that included a study of the law.
Shortly after he was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, he moved to Florida in the hope it would help his first wife's health. There in 1848, as a member of the Whig Party, he was elected to a single term in the Florida Senate.
In late 1849 Tweed joined the California Gold Rush, traveling in a group that crossed from Veracruz, Veracruz to San Blas Atempa before continuing north to California. After setting up a legal practice in Sacramento, he was elected a member of the city council on April 1, 1850. Following Sacramento, Tweed moved and lived for a time in Auburn, Dutch Flat, and Nevada City. In 1859, he moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts but returned to Nevada City in 1862.
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