# Charles R. Train

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Union Army officer

Not to be confused with his grandson, rear admiral [Charles R. Train](/source/Charles_R._Train_(admiral)).

Charles R. Train 16th Massachusetts Attorney General In office 1872–1879 Governor William B. Washburn Thomas Talbot William Gaston Alexander H. Rice Preceded by Charles Allen Succeeded by George Marston Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 Preceded by Chauncey L. Knapp Succeeded by John D. Baldwin District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts In office 1853–1855 Preceded by Asa W. Farr Succeeded by Isaac S. Morse In office 1848–1851 Preceded by Albert H. Nelson Succeeded by Asa W. Farr Member of the Boston Common Council In office 1867 Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council In office 1857–1858 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1847–1848 Personal details Born Charles Russell Train (1817-10-18)October 18, 1817 Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. Died July 29, 1885(1885-07-29) (aged 67) North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. Resting place Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, Massachusetts Party Republican Children Charles Jackson Train Arthur Cheney Train Alma mater Brown University Profession Law Signature

**Charles Russell Train** (October 18, 1817 – July 29, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) from 1859 to 1863.

## Early life and education

Charles Russell Train was born in [Framingham, Massachusetts](/source/Framingham%2C_Massachusetts) on October 18, 1817.[1][2] He attended the common schools, Framingham Academy, and was graduated from [Brown University](/source/Brown_University), [Providence, Rhode Island](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island), in 1837.

### Legal career

Train studied law at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University). Train was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) and commenced practice in [Framingham, Massachusetts](/source/Framingham%2C_Massachusetts) in 1841.[2]

## Political career

Train served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1847 and 1848.

From 1848 to 1851 and 1853 from 1855, Train was district attorney of [Middlesex County, Massachusetts](/source/Middlesex_County%2C_Massachusetts).[3] He declined the appointment of [Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States](/source/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) in 1852.

Train served as delegate to the [Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853](/source/Massachusetts_Constitutional_Convention_of_1853).

Train served as delegate to the [Republican National Convention](/source/Republican_National_Convention) in 1856 and 1864.

Train served as member of the [Massachusetts Governor's Council](/source/Massachusetts_Governor's_Council) in 1857 and 1858.[1]

### Congress

Train was elected as [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Thirty-sixth](/source/36th_United_States_Congress) and [Thirty-seventh](/source/37th_United_States_Congress) Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863).

Train served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862.

Train was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1862 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against [West H. Humphreys](/source/West_H._Humphreys), United States judge for the several districts of Tennessee. During the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), Train served in the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) as a volunteer aide-de-camp to [General](/source/General_officer) [George B. McClellan](/source/George_B._McClellan).

### Massachusetts attorney general

Train moved to [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts).

In 1867, Train served on the [Boston Common Council](/source/Boston_Common_Council).[4]

Train again served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1868 to 1871.

Train was elected [Massachusetts Attorney General](/source/Massachusetts_Attorney_General) from 1872 to 1879, after which he resumed the practice of law.[5]

## Death and burial

Train died while on a visit in [North Conway, New Hampshire](/source/North_Conway%2C_New_Hampshire), July 29, 1885.[5] He was interred in Edgell Grove Cemetery, [Framingham, Massachusetts](/source/Framingham%2C_Massachusetts).[1]

## See also

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)
- [American Civil War portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:American_Civil_War)

- [1868 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1868_Massachusetts_legislature)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CongBio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CongBio_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CongBio_1-2) United States Congress. ["Charles R. Train (id: T000352)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000352). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Industrial_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Industrial_2-1) Davis, William T., ed. (1894). [*Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts*](https://archive.org/details/professionalindu01davi/page/341/mode/1up). Vol. I. The Boston History Company. p. 341. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Conklin, Edwin P. (1927). [*Middlesex County and Its People*](https://books.google.com/books?id=hoElAQAAMAAJ). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 119. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Members of City Government 1910-2009](http://www.cityofboston.gov/CITYCOUNCIL/). Retrieved 2010-03-31

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GlobeBio_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GlobeBio_5-1) ["Charles Russell Train: Sudden Death of the Ex-Attorney-General"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-charles-russell-train/127976397/). *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)*. July 29, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

## External links

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Chauncey L. Knapp Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district 1859–1863 Succeeded by John D. Baldwin Legal offices Preceded by Charles Allen Attorney General of Massachusetts 1872–1879 Succeeded by George Marston

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