Charles Herbert Joyce
| Charles Herbert Joyce | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Charles W. Willard |
| Succeeded by | John Wolcott Stewart |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1869–1871 |
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| Born |
January 30, 1830 Andover, England |
| Died | November 22, 1916 (aged 86) Pittsfield, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rouene M. Randall Joyce. |
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Inez Rouene Joyce Grace Randall Joyce |
| Alma mater | Newbury Seminary |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Inez Rouene Joyce Grace Randall Joyce
Charles Herbert Joyce (January 30, 1830 – November 22, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Joyce was born near Andover, England to Charles Joyce and Martha E. Grist Joyce. At the age of six, in 1836, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Waitsfield, Vermont.
He attended Waitsfield Academy and Northfield Academy before entering Newbury Seminary. He was a page in the Vermont House of Representatives for three sessions. While studying law with Francis V. Randall, John L. Buck, and Farrand F. Merrill, Joyce taught school to support himself. He was admitted to the bar in 1852. He began the practice of law in Northfield, Vermont in 1855.
Joyce spent one year as assistant state librarian, then two years as the state librarian. He served as the district attorney for Washington County in 1857 and 1858.
When the American Civil War broke out, he served in the Union Army as major and lieutenant colonel of the Second Vermont Volunteers. 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 1871. He was the speaker in 1870 and 1871.
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