Charles Crookham

Charles S. Crookham
13th Attorney General of Oregon
In office
January 2, 1992 – January 3, 1993
GovernorBarbara Roberts
Preceded byDavid B. Frohnmayer
Succeeded byTed Kulongoski
Presiding Judge
Oregon Circuit Court
In office
1978–1986
Judge, Oregon Circuit Court
In office
1963–1988
Personal details
BornMarch 17, 1923
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2004(2004-10-07) (aged 81)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElizabeth Pruden Kelley
Children3
OccupationAttorney, Judge

Charles Sewell Crookham (March 17, 1923 – October 7, 2004), a native and lifelong resident of the U.S. state of Oregon, was a lawyer, a Republican politician, jurist, and military historian.[1][2] He was briefly Oregon Attorney General, appointed to serve out David Frohnmayer's uncompleted term,[3] but most of his professional career was spent in the private practice of law and as a judge.

  1. ^ "Charles Sewell Crookham." (HTML) [1] Marquis Who's Who Marquis Who's Who, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale, 2006, as Document Number: K2016431682. Retrieved: December 8, 2006.
  2. ^ Crookham, Berkeley (December 2004). "Living History: Charles S. Crookham (1923–2004)". Oregon State Bar Bulletin. Oregon State Bar Association. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  3. ^ Hortsch, Dan (1992-12-24). "Oregon government gets ready to roll". The Oregonian. pp. B8.