Charles Silent was a German-born American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court.
17 Facts About Charles Silent
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Charles Silent worked several years as a teacher before enrolling at the University of the Pacific in 1862.
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In 1864, Charles Silent married Emma Daniel of Santa Clara, California.
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Charles Silent left college in 1866 to become Principal of the Santa Clara school district.
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Charles Silent continued his studies and began reading law, earning admission to the California bar in 1868 and an honorary Master of Arts from the University of the Pacific in 1872.
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Charles Silent practiced at the firm for the next decade.
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Meanwhile, Charles Silent developed interests in the railroad business, become head of a pair of lines, one running between San Jose and Santa Clara the other between Santa Cruz and Felton.
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Charles Silent arrived in Arizona on May 1,1878, and began hearing cases on May 17.
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The Arizona Territorial Delegate to Congress John G Campbell used the existence of these business interests in an attempt to have Judge Silent removed from office.
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Charles Silent admitted to the interests but claimed they did not interfere with his duties.
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Charles Silent resigned as an associate justice on October 18,1880.
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Charles Silent then moved to Tucson where he held a private legal practice for the next three years.
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In 1883, Charles Silent's health began to decline and he spent the next two years traveling in an attempt to recover.
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Charles Silent settled in Los Angeles near the end of 1885.
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In 1897, as a means of reducing local unemployment in the city, Charles Silent organized a beautification project for the entrance to Elysian Park.
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Charles Silent died at his Los Alisos Ranch, in Glendora, California, on December 14,1918.
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Charles Silent's cremains were placed in a family plot at Los Angeles' Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.