Charles W. Waterman
| Charles Winfield Waterman | |
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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In office March 4, 1927 – August 27, 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Rice W. Means |
| Succeeded by | Walter Walker |
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November 2, 1861 Waitsfield, Vermont |
| Died | August 27, 1932 (aged 70) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anna R. Cook (1865-1939) (m. 1890) |
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University of Vermont University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Charles Winfield Waterman (November 2, 1861 – August 27, 1932) was a United States Senator from Colorado.
Waterman was born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont on November 2, 1861, the son of John Waterman and Mary (Leach) Waterman. He worked on his family's farm, attended the rural schools, and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1885, and was a school teacher and principal in Mooers, New York, Groton, Connecticut and Fort Dodge, Iowa from 1885 to 1888.
Waterman graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1889, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in the Denver office of Republican politician John F. Shafroth. He later practiced as the partner of Edward O. Wolcott, and then as the principal of his own firm. Waterman was a successful corporation lawyer, and his clients included the Great Western Sugar Company, Great Western Railway of Colorado, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and New York Life Insurance Company.
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