Charles H. Garoute

Charles Henry Garoute
Charles Henry Garoute
	Garoute in 1896
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
	In office; January 5, 1891 – January 5, 1903
Appointed by	Direct election
Preceded by	James D. Thornton
Succeeded by	Lucien Shaw
Personal details
Born	October 15, 1854; Yolo, California, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1910 (aged 55); Berkeley, California, U.S.
Spouse	Clara Rebecca Hitchcock (m. 1878)

Charles Henry Garoute (October 15, 1854 – July 17, 1910) (also spelled Garoutte) was an American attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from January 5, 1891, to January 5, 1903.

Biography

In 1854, Garoute was born on a ranch in Yolo County, California, to Jeremiah Monahan Garoutte (1825–1916) and Mary Jane Pedlar (1837–1913).^[1]^[2] He attended the public schools and began reading law.^[3] On January 11, 1876, at age 22, he was admitted to the California bar.

He entered into private practice in Yolo County, and held a series of public offices. From 1877 to 1879, he was district attorney of Yolo County.^[4] In January 1883, he was appointed a Notary Public for Yolo County.^[5] In 1884, he was elected a judge of Yolo County Superior Court, and served until 1891.^[1]^[4]^[6]

On November 5, 1890, Garoute won election to the California Supreme Court on the Republican ticket, and took his seat on January 5, 1891.^[1]^[7]^[8]^[9] In 1896, his health worsened, he was confined to bed for five weeks with a case of "nervous prostration", and in February 1897 he traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, to rest and recover.^[10]^[11] In 1902, Garoute campaigned for the Republican Party nomination for Chief Justice against the incumbent, William H. Beatty.^[12] However, Beatty won the nomination and was re-elected. On January 5, 1903, Garoute stepped down from the bench.^[13]

After leaving the court, Garoute practiced law in San Francisco. In 1904, California Attorney General Ulysses S. Webb hired Garoute to pursue litigation concerning the state escheat fund.^[14] In 1908, he served as a member of the state Banking Commission.^[15]^[16]

Following the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, he moved to Berkeley, California.^[1] He died at home in Berkeley on July 19, 1910.^[17]

Civic activities

He was a founding member of the Native Sons of the Golden West, and was its president in 1887 to 1888.^[18]

Personal life

In 1878, he married Clara Rebecca Hitchcock in Stockton, California, and they had two daughters: Grace G. Garoute (Hovey), and Amy I. Garoute (Haskell).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Former Justice Called by Death". San Francisco Call. Vol. 108, no. 48. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 18 July 1910. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Party from Vancouver Visiting This County". Red Bluff Daily News. No. 20. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 14 November 1909. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2017. the party drove out to the old Garoute ranch west of town. The tract of land purchased contains about 8000 acres.
^ Johnson, J. Edward (1963). History of the California Supreme Court: The Justices 1850–1900, vol 1 (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Bender Moss Co. pp. 178–184. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Gregory, Thomas Jefferson (1913). History of Yolo County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Concise Locals". Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 16, no. 115. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 4 January 1883. p. 3. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "The Grangers at Woodland". Daily Alta California. Vol. 81, no. 147. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 24 November 1889. p. 5. Retrieved July 25, 2017. Judge C. H. Garoute delivered an address of welcome
^ "Regular Republican Ticket". Sausalito News. Vol. 6, no. 39. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 7 November 1890. p. 3. Retrieved July 25, 2017. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Full Term, Charles H. Garoutte
^ "Marin County's Vote". Sausalito News. Vol. 6, no. 40. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 14 November 1890. p. 3. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Official Vote of Santa Cruz County". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Vol. 14, no. 23. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 13 November 1890. p. 3. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Justice Garoutte". Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 92, no. 103. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 2 December 1896. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Native Sons of the Golden West". San Francisco Call. Vol. 81, no. 70. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 8 February 1897. p. 5. Retrieved July 25, 2017. Charles H. Garoutte, past grand master, is in Honolulu for the benefit of his health
^ "Beatty Is to Seek Re-Election, Garoute Is the Chief Justice's Strongest Rival". Los Angeles Herald. No. 166. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 16 March 1902. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "New Justices Seated, Angellotti and Shaw Meet With Supreme Court". Los Angeles Herald. No. 100. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 6 January 1903. p. 4. Retrieved July 26, 2017. C. H. Garoute turned his chambers over to Justice F. M. Angellotti, elected from Marin county, and R. C. Harrison gave place to Justice Lucien Shaw of Los Angeles.
^ "File Formal Suit for Escheat Fund, Counsel Appointed by Attorney General to Bring Action Against the Treasurer in Behalf of State of California". Los Angeles Herald. No. 364. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 29 September 1904. p. 5. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Say Bank is Insolvent". San Francisco Call. Vol. 103, no. 63. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 1 February 1908. p. 10. Retrieved July 25, 2017. Bank Commissioner Charles Garoutte testified
^ "Private Funeral for Justice Garoutte". San Francisco Call. Vol. 108, no. 49. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 19 July 1910. p. 9. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Family and Friends at Funeral of Jurist". San Francisco Call. Vol. 108, no. 51. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 21 July 1910. p. 6. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Coast Despatches, Vallejo and More Inland". Daily Alta California. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 21 August 1887. Retrieved July 25, 2017.