# Charles Lundy Lewis *American jurist who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1900 to 1912* Charles Lundy Lewis (March 8, 1852 – February 11, 1936) was an American jurist who sat on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1900 to 1912.[^1] Before joining the state's highest court, Lewis practiced law in Fergus Falls, [[Minnesota]], and held the office of [[county attorney]] for [[Otter Tail County, Minnesota]].[^1] He moved his practice to Duluth in 1891 and was a Minnesota district court judge in 1893.[^1] After his years on the court he practiced law in Los Angeles, where he died in 1936.[^1] ## Biography Lewis was a native of Ottawa, Illinois, and completed his studies at Oberlin College in 1876.[^1] After reading law, he was admitted to the Illinois bar at Chicago in 1879.[^1] His Minnesota practice began in Fergus Falls, and he held the county attorney's office for Otter Tail County.[^1] He relocated to Duluth in 1891 and kept practicing law there. In 1893 he was a judge of a Minnesota district court.[^1] His tenure on the Minnesota Supreme Court ran from 1900 until 1912.[^1] Afterward he went to Los Angeles, California, resumed legal practice, and died in that city in 1936.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Charles Lundy Lewis, American jurist.[^1] ### What - County attorney for Otter Tail County, Minnesota.[^1] - Minnesota district court judge (1893).[^1] - Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1900–1912).[^1] ### When - Born March 8, 1852; died February 11, 1936.[^1] - Graduated from Oberlin College, 1876; admitted to the Illinois bar, 1879.[^1] - Moved to Duluth, 1891; district court judge, 1893.[^1] - Minnesota Supreme Court service, 1900–1912.[^1] ### Where - Ottawa, Illinois (birth); Chicago, Illinois (bar admission).[^1] - Fergus Falls, Minnesota (law practice; county attorney for Otter Tail County).[^1] - Duluth, Minnesota (law practice from 1891).[^1] - Los Angeles, California (later law practice; death).[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Charles Lundy Lewis* (revision 1265339354, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth and death dates, education, bar admission, county attorney, district court and Minnesota Supreme Court service, and later residence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lundy_Lewis