Charles Byron Bellinger (November 21, 1839 – May 12, 1905) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland, Oregon. A native of Illinois, he also served as a state circuit court judge in Oregon, fought in the Modoc War in 1873, and was a newspaper editor. Politically, he previously served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as clerk to the Oregon Supreme Court.
Charles Byron Bellinger
Born 1839 in Maquon, IL
Died 1905 in Portland, OR
FJC ID: 150
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Portland, Oregon1870– , 1873–1874, 1880–1893
- Portland News, Portland, OregonNewspaper editor · 1870–1890
- Oregon Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictJudge · 1878–1880
- Supreme Court of OregonClerk/reporter of decisions · 1874–1878
- Oregon state militia lieutenant colonel/aide1873–1874
- OregonState prosecutor · 1871–1872
- Albany Democrat, Albany, OregonNewspaper editor · 1869–1870
- Monroe, OregonMerchant · 1866–1869
- OregonState representative · 1868
- Arena, Salem, OregonNewspaper editor · 1864–1866
- Private practice, Salem, Oregon1863–1864
- Salem Review, Salem, OregonNewspaper editor · 1864
Appointments
1893–1905 · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1863