Charles Herbert Joyce | |
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | Charles W. Willard |
Succeeded by | John Wolcott Stewart |
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1870–1872 | |
Preceded by | George W. Grandey |
Succeeded by | Franklin Fairbanks |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Rutland | |
In office 1869–1872 | |
Preceded by | Redfield Proctor |
Succeeded by | Zacheus V. K. Willson |
Personal details | |
Born | near Andover, Hampshire, England, U.K. | January 30, 1830
Died | November 22, 1916 Pittsfield, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 86)
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vermont |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rouene M. Randall |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Newbury Seminary |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States (Union) |
Years of service | 1861–1863 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Herbert Joyce (January 30, 1830 – November 22, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Biography
[edit]Joyce was born near Andover, Hampshire, England to Charles Joyce and Martha E. Grist Joyce.[1] At the age of six, in 1836, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Waitsfield, Vermont.[2]
He attended Waitsfield Academy and Northfield Academy before entering Newbury Seminary.[3] He was a page in the Vermont House of Representatives for three sessions.[4] While studying law with Francis V. Randall, John L. Buck, and Farrand F. Merrill, Joyce taught school to support himself.[5] He was admitted to the bar in 1852. He began the practice of law in Northfield, Vermont in 1855.[6]
Joyce spent one year as assistant state librarian, then two years as the state librarian.[7] He served as the State's Attorney of Washington County in 1857 and 1858.[8]
When the American Civil War broke out, he served in the Union Army as major and lieutenant colonel of the Second Vermont Volunteers.[9] After the war he resumed his legal practice in Rutland, Vermont and entered politics, serving as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1869 until 1872. He was the speaker from 1870 and 1872.[10]
Joyce was elected as a Republican candidate to the Forty-fourth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1883.[11] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882. After leaving office he again resumed his legal practice in Rutland, Vermont.[12]
He retired from his legal practice in 1895.[13] Joyce resided in Pittsfield, Vermont until his death on November 22, 1916. He is interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont.
Personal life
[edit]Joyce was married to Rouene Randall, the sister of Francis V. Randall. They had three children: Inez Rouene Joyce,[14] Grace Randall Joyce, and Charles P.F. Joyce.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Joyce, Charles Herbert (1830-1916)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Gilman, Marcus Davis (1897). The bibliography of Vermont: or, A list of books and pamphlets relating in any way to the state. With biographical and other notes. Printed by the Free press association. pp. 144.
- ^ Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont: the Green mountain state, Volume 4. The Century history company, inc. pp. 68.
- ^ Johnson, Rossiter and John Howard Brown (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Biographical Society.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 64.
- ^ "Biography of Charles Herbert Joyce". History50States.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 65.
- ^ Vermont Historical Society. (1918). Vermont History. Vermont Historical Society. p. 118.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 65.
- ^ Vermont Historical Society (1921). Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society. Vermont Historical Society. pp. 118.
- ^ "Rep. Charles Joyce". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "JOYCE, Charles Herbert, (1830 - 1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Leonard, John William and Albert Nelson Marquis (1903). Who's who in America with World Notables: 1968/69-, Volume 3. Marquis Who's Who. p. 807.
- ^ Year: 1870; Census Place: Rutland, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: M593_1625; Page: 609A; Image: 124; Family History Library Film: 553124.
Further reading
[edit]- "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1" by Hiram Carleton, published by Lewis Publishing Company, 1903.
External links
[edit]- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: JOYCE, Charles Herbert, (1830 - 1916)
- Charles Herbert Joyce at Find a Grave
- Govtrack.us: Rep. Charles Joyce
- The Political Graveyard: Joyce, Charles Herbert (1830-1916)
- History50States.com: Biography of Charles Herbert Joyce
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress