Charles William Appleton (November 9, 1874 – January 10, 1945), was the vice president of the General Electric Company and was a United States magistrate judge and an Assistant District Attorney in New York City.[1]
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Appleton graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1897 where Appleton Arena now bears his name.