Wyche, Charles Cecil
1885-1966
Biographical Note:
Charles Cecil Wyche served as the U.S. District Judge for the Western District of South Carolina for almost thirty years. He began his public career by representing Spartanburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a First Lieutenant and later a Major. From 1919 to 1933, he served as city and then county attorney for Spartanburg. In 1924, Wyche was specially appointed associate justice to the South Carolina Supreme Court. Between 1933 and 1937, he served as the U.S. District Attorney for the Western District in South Carolina. He was appointed U.S. District Judge for the Western District on January 30, 1937, and served until the time of his death in 1966.Papers, 1906-1969, 4 ft.
Collection Finding Aid (pdf, 10 pages)
(Finding aid includes an extended biographical note)
Memory Hold the Door (USC Law School)
Related Collection:
Charles Cecil Wyche Papers, 1902-1924
(Duke University 9,736 items)