GRANGER, Charles Trumbull 1835-1915
GRANGER, MAXWELL
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Date: 5/8/2010 at 05:47:14
Judge Granger Dead
Tuesday evening of last week H.H. Granger received a telegram from Rollo Granger at Long Beach, Cal., saying that his father had but a few hours to live. Wednesday another telegram came saying that he was dead.The deceased was born in New York State, was 80 years old and had been in feeble health for some years. He came to this county as a young man and engaged in schoolteaching.
He went through the war of the rebellion as a Captain in the 27th Iowa. At the close of the war he studied law and was admitted to the bar.
April 15, 1868 he was married to Miss Anna Maxwell. To them was born a daughter and son, the former dieing [sic] twenty-eight years ago. Mrs. Granger died August 17, 1890. The only survivor of the family is the son, Rollo, who resides at Harrison, Arkansas.
Judge Granger held many positions of trust, filling the offices of District Attorney, Circuit Judge, and rounded out his official career by serving twelve years, two terms, as Judge of the Supreme Court. He was high up in Masonic affairs and served as Master of the Iowa Grand Lodge.
The body arrived here Monday forenoon, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Granger, and was taken to the H.H. Stilwell home, escorted by a large concourse of citizens who had gathered at the depot. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at Masonic Hall and the Barthell Opera House and will be in charge of the Masonic Grand Lodge officers.
There will undoubtedly be a large number of Masons in attendance from different points in the State. the Judges of the Supreme Court will also be here, having adjourned for that purpose.
~Allamakee Journal, Lansing, IA; Wednesday, November 3, 1915; pg 3 (Waukon columns)
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The Granger Funeral
Probably the largest attended and most ostentatious obsequies ever held in northeastern Iowa were those of Judge C.T. Granger in this city last Wednesday.The remains were taken from the H.H. Stilwell residence at 9 a.m., accompanied by a guard of honor composed of local Knight Templars, to Barthell Opera House, where they lay in state, a large number of our people taking this opportunity for a last look at their distinguished fellow townsman.
By 1 p.m. when the ceremonies began in the Masonic lodge rooms, a large number of the members of that order had arrived, most of them coming in autoes. There was scarcely a town within a radius of fifty miles that was not represented. There were between forty and fifty uniformed Knight Templars and nearly three hundred other Masons.
At 2 o'clock the ceremonies in the Masonic Hall were concluded and the Masons marched into the opera house, where the people had been assembling for some time. All were comfortably seated and the capacious auditorium was just about filled. There must have been close to twelve hundred people present.
The Grand Lodge officers, ministers, visiting dignitaries and a male double quartette occupied seats on the stage. F.S. Moses of Clinton, Master of the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge, presided. After a hymn by the singers and prayer by Rev. Young, Rev. Van Nice delivered an eloquent funeral sermon. Its subject matter and manner of delivery were splendid and it was one of the best efforts of the kind that we have ever heard.
Following the sermon highly eulogistic remarks on the deceased were made by Grand Secretary Parvin, Judge Deemer of the Supreme Court, Grand Custodian Dysart and several other whose names we could not catch. The exercises closed with the singing of "Nearer My God to Thee" by the double quartette.
The pall bearers, Ward Cook, George Barthell, Ben Svebakken, Burt Hendrick, Guy Eaton and Corey Stilwell, then conveyed the remains to the waiting hearse and the long procession took its way to Oakland cemetery where, according to the Masonic ritual, burial took place.
~Allamakee Journal, Lansing, IA; Wednesday, November 10, 1915; pg 3 (Waukon columns)
Other mention, pg 3:
A.J. Miller, a former resident of Ludlow township, who moved to the vicinity of Nora Springs several years ago came last week to attend the Granger funeral.H.H. Kellogg, a son of Waukon's old dentist, Dr. Kellogg, was here last Wednesday to attend the funeral of Judge Granger. The young man is engaged in the practice of dentistry at Sioux City and it is twenty-five years since he left Waukon.
Sumner Miller, some years ago editor of the Guttenberg Press, now engaged in the banking business at Pine Bluff, Wyoming, was a visitor last Wednesday at the home of his brother-in-law, A.P. Bock. Mr. Miller is a Past Master of the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge and came here to attend the funeral of Judge Granger.
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Charles Trumbull Granger was born in Monroe County, New York, October 9, 1835, and died in Long Beach, California, October 26, 1915. Interment was at Waukon, Iowa.
His boyhood was spent in Ohio and Illinois. He came to Iowa in 1854. For a few years he taught school in Allamakee and Mitchell counties. He served as county superintendent of schools of Mitchell County for a short time. While teaching in the town of Mitchell in 1862 he organized Company K, Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry, became its captain and served as such until the close of the war. He also frequently served as judge advocate while in the army. While teaching he had studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860.
At the close of the war he came to Waukon and engaged in law practice, forming a partnership with Judge Hatch. He served as district attorney of his district, composed of six counties, from 1869 to 1872. He was then elected circuit judge and served until the office was abolished in 1886. He was at once elected district judge and in 1888 a judge of the Supreme Court of Iowa. He served in that position until 1900.
He was an enthusiastic Mason and became grand master of the Grand Lodge of Iowa in 1884 and was re-elected in 1885. He was the author of the Code of Masonic Law of Iowa. He was a cultured man and an able jurist.
~Annals of Iowa, Vol XII, Notable Deaths, pg 636-637
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Charles Trumbull Granger.
Past Grand Master of Iowa
Born Oct. 1, 1835 Died Oct. 26, 1915"Not dead but only promoted. He hath entered the Order above: And there 'Death the smiles of the Master. He will finish his labor of love."
Charles T. Granger, one of lowa's most noted jurists, passed from earth at Long Beach, California, Tuesday October 26, 1915. Such was the news which came flashing over the wires giving us the information of the death of our Past Grand Master Granger who was one of the most beloved members of the fraternity. We all realized that owing to his advanced age and feeble health we could not hope to have him with us much longer but we all hoped the day of his departure might be long postponed.
At last session of Grand Lodge he was again appointed to supervise the new edition of the Code and to add further annotation notes such as he first inserted in the edition of 1910 and which so materially aided in code construction. We are happy to state that he accomplished all expected of him and lived to read the final proof of the Code only a week or two before his death.
That he realized his condition and felt that he might not again be with us is shown by his closing words in the preface of the sixth and last edition prepared by him: "Perhaps the writer may be indulged in saying that for over thirty years, he has been actively associated with the legislative and judicial departments of the Grand Lodge, and especially so in the adoption and development of the Code, both by legislation and judicial construction. The publication of the six editions has been largely under his supervision in the way of preparation, and in the very nature of things he may not hope to again assume such a trust, for the unrelenting hand of fate points with unerring certainty to that border line over which all must pass, and the work so dear and enjoyable will pass to other hands. Yet may he not hope to a little longer, mingle in your councils, and receive the fraternal greetings that have so long been his joy and inspiration. The work has been one of love, and if the Masonic Code of Iowa shall, in a feeble way, link his name and memory with the Grand Lodge of Iowa, and the Craft of the jurisdiction, his hours of toil and devotion to the work will have abundant reward."
Grand Master Moses at the time of his death issued a beautiful and loving tribute to the worth of our brother who for so many years has been one of the leading figures in our Grand Lodge.
His remains were brought to his old home in Waukon by the son and relatives, where on November 3rd his body was laid away in the silent city of the dead overlooking the city where he had spent so many happy hours of his life. The ceremony was under charge of the Grand Lodge and a large number of brethren from all over northeastern Iowa and friends from throughout the state were present to pay their respect to the memory of the man whom they loved. Public services were held in the Opera House which was filled to its utmost capacity. All business houses of the city were closed during the hour of the service out of respect to the deceased. Rev. Brother VanNess [sic - VanNice], his former pastor, gave a splendid sermon stating further lessons to be learned from the life of him whose body laid before the audience. Tributes of love, respect, and esteem were given by Brothers Gamble, Clark, Chief Justice Deemer, and Grand Secretary Parvin. The beautiful Masonic ceremony was rendered at the grave by Brothers Moses, Gamble and Clark.
We trust at the coming session of Grand Lodge there may be ordered to be prepared a suitable memorial recording the services rendered by our brother during his long and eventful life and whose memory will ever live in our loving hearts.
In his will he remembered many worthy objects. Some of these are referred to elsewhere in this number, thus showing that he believed in the
saying that "what we do for ourselves alone dies with us; what we do for the world and others remains and is immortal."Judge Granger's Gift to Waukon High School.
The papers of the state have announced that the late Judge C. T. Granger has willed the Waukon High School $2,500.00; that plans are now being prepared for this new High School in that city to cost in the neighborhood of $50,000.00. He also willed to the Masonic Lodge and the Cemetery Association of Waukon the sum of $500.00 each.~Freemasons, Grand Lodge Bulletin, January, 1916, Notable Deaths (the photo appearing at the bottom is from this same publication)
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Added by Joy Moore 1/26/2021:
Source: Cresco Plain Dealer Nov. 5, 1915 P-6 C-4
Judge Granger Dead.
News of the death of Judge C. T. Granger at Long Beach, California, on Tuesday, the 26th, was received here by wire today. He was 80 years of age and was a native of New York state. He was an early resident of the county, teaching school first, and later becoming a lawyer. He served as captain of Company K, 27th Iowa, a company raised in Mitchell county. Following the war he became district attorney, then district judge and finally supreme judge of the state, his public life covering a period of forty years or more. During this time he rose to the position of grand master of the Iowa Masonic lodge. For the past fiifteen {sic} years he has enjoyed a retired life, spending his winters and much of the year in California.
The remains will be brought to Waukon for burial beside those of his wife and daughter who died a number of years ago. An only son Rollo of Harrison, Ark., survives him.—Waukon Democrat.
Photos of Judge Granger's funeral
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