Charles H. Heath
Charles H. Heath (November 4, 1829 – July 12, 1889) was a Vermont politician and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Biography[]
Charles Henry Heath was born in Woodbury, Vermont on November 4, 1829. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1854 and received a master's degree in 1857. Heath taught and served as a school principal in Morrisville while studying law, attained admission to the bar in 1858, and began a practice in Plainfield.[1][2]
A Republican, Heath served as Washington County State's Attorney from 1862 to 1864.[3] He served in the Vermont Senate for three terms beginning in 1868, and was Senate President from 1870 to 1872.[4]
From 1870 to 1871 Heath was a member of the state Board of Agriculture. He was a trustee of the state library beginning in 1872 and Goddard Seminary from 1875. From 1887 to 1888 Heath was President of the Vermont Bar Association.[5]
After serving in the State Senate, Heath relocated to Montpelier, where he practiced law until his death. He died in Barre on July 12, 1889.[6]
References[]
- ^ Hiram Carleton, editor, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 1, 1903, page 280
- ^ Jacob G. Ullery, editor, Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, pages 189 to 190
- ^ William Adams, editor, Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889, 1889, pages 106 to 107
- ^ Vermont State Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate since 1870, 2011, page 1
- ^ University of Vermont, University of Vermont Obituary Record, Volume 1, 1895, page 115
- ^ New York Times, Obituary, Charles H. Heath, July 23, 1889
- 1829 births
- 1889 deaths
- People from Woodbury, Vermont
- University of Vermont alumni
- Vermont lawyers
- State's attorneys in Vermont
- Vermont Republicans
- Vermont state senators
- Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American lawyers