Charles Marsh
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Samuel C. Crafts |
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July 10, 1765 Lebanon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 1849 (aged 83) , Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Collins Marsh and Susan Perkins Marsh |
| Children | Charles Marsh, Anna Marsh, Lyndon Arnold Marsh, George Perkins Marsh, Joseph Marsh, Sarah Marsh and Charles Marsh |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Charles Marsh (July 10, 1765 – January 11, 1849) was an American politician from Vermont. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Marsh was born in Lebanon, Connecticut to Joseph Marsh and Dorothy Mason. He settled with his parents in Vermont before the Revolutionary War. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1786, he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in , where he continued to practice law for about fifty years. He became the senior member of the profession in Vermont. He was appointed by George Washington to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, and served from 1797 until 1801.
Marsh was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Fourteenth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1815 until March 3, 1817. He founded the American Colonization Society while in Washington.
He was prominent in the Dartmouth College controversy, and was a trustee of Dartmouth College from 1809 until 1849. Marsh became a member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1809.
Marsh received the degree of LL.D. from Dartmouth College in 1828. He was a liberal benefactor of various missionary and Bible societies, president of the Vermont Bible Society, vice president of the American Bible Society, and vice president of the American Education Society.
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