Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)
Charles Rich | |
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Member of the At-large district | |
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | |
Preceded by | Martin Chittenden |
Succeeded by | Asa Lyon |
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | |
Preceded by | Chauncey Langdon |
Succeeded by | Henry Olin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1821 – October 15, 1824 | |
Preceded by | Chauncey Langdon |
Succeeded by | Henry Olin |
Personal details | |
Born | Davis Dewey (great-grandson) | September 13, 1771
Children | 11 |
Profession | Farmer |
Charles Rich (September 13, 1771 – October 15, 1824) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a
Biography
Rich was born in Warwick in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to Thomas Rich and Millicent Conant.[1] He received a limited education. He moved to Shoreham in the Vermont Republic in 1787, and worked on the family farm. He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1800 to 1811. He was a county judge in Addison County, Vermont for six years.[2]
Rich was elected as a
Family life
Rich married Molly Watts in 1791, and they had the following children:
- Clark Rich, b. March 17, 1792, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Davis Rich, b. February 17, 1794, Shoreham, Addison, Vt., d. March 23, 1879, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Polly Rich, b. June 15, 1796, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Hiram Rich, b. September 15, 1798, Shoreham, Addison, Vt., d. March 2, 1859, Brandon, VT.
- John Thurman Rich, b. October 12, 1800, Shoreham, Addison, Vt, d. October 12, 1846, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Charles Rich, b. July 30, 1802, Shoreham, Addison, Vt., d. July 16, 1872, Lapeer, Mi.
- Quintus Cincinnatus Rich, b. September 18, 1804, Shoreham, Addison, Vt., d. November 4, 1879, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Clarissa Rich, b. 1806, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Virtulon Rich, b. 1809, Shoreham, Addison, Vt, d. May 10, 1891, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Gasca Rich, b. October 13, 1811, Shoreham, Addison, Vt., d. December 18, 1894, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
- Catherine Rich, b. 1813, Shoreham, Addison, Vt.
Charles Rich Jr. served on the Michigan Board of Agriculture, as a county court judge, and in other offices.[5]
John W. Rich's son
Davis Rich fathered Lucina Artemesia Rich who married Archibald Dewey of Burlington, Vt. Their sons included the famous philosopher and educator
See also
References
- ^ "History of an American Family". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "RICH, Charles, (1771 - 1824)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Charles Rich". govtrack.us. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ "Rich, Charles, Jr. (1802-1872)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "John Tyler Rich (1841-1926)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
External links
- United States Congress. "Charles Rich (id: R000207)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard: Rich family of Michigan
- govtrack.us
- Charles Rich at Find a Grave