- born 6 September 1867
- 12 June 1891: graduated USMA and promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
- Sep 1891-June 1894: served at Engineer School of Application at Willet's Point, New York
- Aug 1895-Aug 1897: Instructor on Mathematics, USMA
- Aug 1897-May 1898: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- May 1898-Sep 1898: Commander, Engineer Company A in the Philippines Expedition
- Dec 1898-Jul 1904: Associate Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- Jul 1904-Jun 1918: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- Jun 1918-Sep 1918: detached service as military observer with Allied Armies in France
- Sep 1918-Sep 1931: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- 21 May 1940: brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City, age 72
Following his retirement in 1931, Colonel Echols resided in Englewood, New Jersey, but he spent much of his time in New York City. He was a devotee of the opera, a member of several clubs, and fond of bridge and chess. On 21 May 1940, at the age of 72, Charles Patton Echols was brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City.
- 12 June 1891: graduated USMA and promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
- Sep 1891-June 1894: served at Engineer School of Application at Willet's Point, New York
- Aug 1895-Aug 1897: Instructor on Mathematics, USMA
- Aug 1897-May 1898: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- May 1898-Sep 1898: Commander, Engineer Company A in the Philippines Expedition
- Dec 1898-Jul 1904: Associate Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- Jul 1904-Jun 1918: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- Jun 1918-Sep 1918: detached service as military observer with Allied Armies in France
- Sep 1918-Sep 1931: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- 21 May 1940: brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City, age 72
Following his retirement in 1931, Colonel Echols resided in Englewood, New Jersey, but he spent much of his time in New York City. He was a devotee of the opera, a member of several clubs, and fond of bridge and chess. On 21 May 1940, at the age of 72, Charles Patton Echols was brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City.
- born 6 September 1867
- 12 June 1891: graduated USMA and promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
- Sep 1891-June 1894: served at Engineer School of Application at Willet's Point, New York
- Aug 1895-Aug 1897: Instructor on Mathematics, USMA
- Aug 1897-May 1898: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- May 1898-Sep 1898: Commander, Engineer Company A in the Philippines Expedition
- Dec 1898-Jul 1904: Associate Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- Jul 1904-Jun 1918: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- Jun 1918-Sep 1918: detached service as military observer with Allied Armies in France
- Sep 1918-Sep 1931: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- 21 May 1940: brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City, age 72
Following his retirement in 1931, Colonel Echols resided in Englewood, New Jersey, but he spent much of his time in New York City. He was a devotee of the opera, a member of several clubs, and fond of bridge and chess. On 21 May 1940, at the age of 72, Charles Patton Echols was brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City.
- 12 June 1891: graduated USMA and promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
- Sep 1891-June 1894: served at Engineer School of Application at Willet's Point, New York
- Aug 1895-Aug 1897: Instructor on Mathematics, USMA
- Aug 1897-May 1898: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- May 1898-Sep 1898: Commander, Engineer Company A in the Philippines Expedition
- Dec 1898-Jul 1904: Associate Professor of Mathematics, USMA
- Jul 1904-Jun 1918: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- Jun 1918-Sep 1918: detached service as military observer with Allied Armies in France
- Sep 1918-Sep 1931: Professor of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, USMA
- 21 May 1940: brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City, age 72
Following his retirement in 1931, Colonel Echols resided in Englewood, New Jersey, but he spent much of his time in New York City. He was a devotee of the opera, a member of several clubs, and fond of bridge and chess. On 21 May 1940, at the age of 72, Charles Patton Echols was brutally murdered in Bryant Park, New York City.
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