predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date term_start appointer spouse image article_title term_end name alma_mater
george seabrook bryan hugh lennox bond william h. brawley april 25 , 1904 charleston , south carolina flat rock , north carolina judge district of south carolina judge of the fourth circuit court of of appeals the united states district court for the july 11 , 1829 january 13 , 1887 december 19 , 1893 grover cleveland grover cleveland ella worth glover simonton.png charles henry simonton
 december 28 , 1893 april 25 , 1904 charles henry simonton university of south carolina
charles henry simonton

charles henry simonton -lrb- july 11 , 1829 -- april 25 , 1904 -rrb- was a united states federal judge .
simonton was born in charleston , south carolina .
he was the son of charles s. simonton and elizabeth ross .
he attended charleston college for about one year and entered the south carolina college in october 1846 and graduated in 1849 , and read law in 1851 .
he was in private practice of law in charleston , south carolina from 1851 to 1886 .
he also served as assistant clerk to the south carolina house of representatives from 1851 to 1852 , and became a member of the state house in 1858 .
he represented his district there until 1862 , then from 1865 to 1866 , and finally from 1877 to 1886 .
war between the states .
in december 1860 , when south carolina seceded from the union , charles simonton was captain in a volunteer militia company known as the washington light infantry -lrb- wli -rrb- .
the wli was directed to take possession of the united states arsenal in charleston .
he , with this company , served in castle pinckney and in camp on morris island , at secessionville on james island and on sullivans island until the surrender of fort sumter .
in 1862 the twenty-fifth regiment of south carolina volunteers of the confederate states army was formed .
captain charles h. simonton was elected colonel .
his regiment served chiefly on james island , guarding charleston harbor and approaches to the city of charleston .
in 1865 the twenty-fifth regiment , as part of hagood 's brigade , was ordered to the defenses south of wilmington , nc on the cape fear river , where a part of hagood 's brigade under colonel simonton , acting as a rear guard of the brigade , was outflanked , overpowered by a superior force , and captured .
colonel simonton was confined in fort delaware until after the surrender of the confederate army .
he was released on july 24 , 1865 on order of president andrew johnson signed july 21 , 1865 .
simonton was a federal judge to the united states district court for the district of south carolina .
simonton received a recess appointment from president grover cleveland on september 3 , 1886 , to a seat vacated by george seabrook bryan .
he was then nominated on december 9 , 1886 , was confirmed by the united states senate on january 13 , 1887 , and received his commission the same day .
in 1896 simonton authored `` the federal courts : their organization , jurisdiction and procedure .
lectures before the richmond law school , richmond college , virginia . ''
throughout his time on the federal bench , judge simonton lived in the sword gate house at 32 legare street in charleston , south carolina .
simonton was nominated by cleveland to the united states court of appeals for the fourth circuit on december 11 , 1893 , to a seat vacated by hugh lennox bond .
he was confirmed by the united states senate on december 19 and received his commission the same day .
on december 28 he formally resigned his former position on district court to serve on the appeals court .
he served on the appeals court until his death in philadelphia , pennsylvania in 1904 .
on march 17 , 1904 , judge simonton presided in the circuit court at raleigh , north carolina .
during the hearing he became ill and travelled to philadelphia to consult dr. wharton sinkler and then entered the orthopaedic hospital for treatment and rest .
he died on the morniong of tuesday , april 25 , 1904 .
his remains were conveyed to charleston , south carolina and were interred in magnolia cemetery .
his funeral service was held on april 27 , 1904 at the second presbyterian church in charleston , south carolina .
his pastor , the reverend doctor charles s. vedder of the huguenot church in charleston officiated .
simonton married ella worth glover on april 29 , 1852 at orangeburg , south carolina .
they had two children : judge charles and ella simonton lived at the sword gate house on 32 legare street in charleston , south carolina .
they had purchased that house in 1878 .
