Charles J. Noyes

Charles Johnson Noyes (August 7, 1841 – October 16, 1910) was a lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1880–1882 and 1887–1888.

Charles Johnson Noyes
Judge of the Boston Municipal Court
In office 1882–1905
Appointed by	John D. Long
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1887–1888
Preceded by	John Q. A. Brackett
Succeeded by	William Emerson Barrett
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1880–1882
Preceded by	Levi C. Wade
Succeeded by	George A. Marden
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 14th Suffolk District
In office 1887–1888
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 14th Suffolk District
In office 1877–1882
Member of the Massachusetts Senate 3rd Essex District
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1866–1867
Personal details
Born	August 7, 1841 Haverhill, Massachusetts
Died	October 16, 1910 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Rosedale Cemetery
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Union College, 1864

Noyes was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on August 7, 1841.[1]

In 1864 Noyes graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York.[2]

In 1865 Noyes was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 1866 session.[2] In 1866 Noyes was elected to the Massachusetts Senate from the Third Essex District.[2] In 1876 Noyes was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Fourteenth Suffolk District for the 1877 session.[2]

Noyes moved to Los Angeles, California on December 20, 1905.[3] Noyes was admitted to the bar of the California Court of Appeals on October 8. 1906.[3]

Death and burial

Noyes died on October 16, 1910 at Sisters Hospital in Los Angeles, California from injuries he sustained in an accident.[4] Noyes was buried in Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.[5]

See also

• 88th Massachusetts General Court (1867)
• 101st Massachusetts General Court (1880)
• 102nd Massachusetts General Court (1881)
• 109th Massachusetts General Court (1888)

Notes

1. The Boston Press Club (1903), Men of Massachusetts: A Collection of Portraits of Representative Men in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Press Club, p. 18
2. Williams, H. Clay (1883), Biographical Encyclopædia of Massachusetts of the Nineteenth century, Vol. II, Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing and Engraving Co., p. 239
3. Rodman, Willoughby (1909), History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, Los Angeles, California: WIlliam J. Porter, p. 210
4. The Los Angeles Times (October 17, 1910), DEATH OF EX-JUDGE NOYES RESULTS FROM AN ACCIDENT., Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, p. 14
5. The Los Angeles Times (October 20, 1910), LAST HONORS FOR NOYES. Knights of Pythias Ceremonies Mark the Obsequies for Distinguished New England Jurist., Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, p. 1. Editorial section