Henry Fisk Janes
| Henry Fisk Janes | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 5th district |
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In office December 2, 1834 – March 3, 1837 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Deming |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Fletcher |
| Vermont State Treasurer | |
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In office October, 1838 – October, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Allen Wardner |
| Succeeded by | John Spaulding |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1854–1855 1861–1862 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 10, 1792 Brimfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 1879 (aged 86) Waterbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party |
Anti-Masonic Whig Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Fanny Butler Janes in 1827. |
| Children | Henry Janes and Helen Maria |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Henry Fisk Janes (October 10, 1792 – June 6, 1879) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Janes was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts and moved with his parents to Calais, Vermont where he pursued academic studies. He served in the War of 1812 as an officer in Captain Gideon Wheelock's company of Vermont Militia, and participated in the Battle of Plattsburgh.
He studied law in Montpelier and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Waterbury. He was Postmaster from 1820 until 1830. He served as a member of the Governor's Council from 1830 until 1834.
Janes was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Benjamin F. Deming and was reelected to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving from December 2, 1834 until March 3, 1837. He was an unsuccessful Anti-Masonic candidate for reelection in 1836.
He was the Vermont State Treasurer from 1838 until 1841 as a Whig, and served as a member of the state council of censors in 1848. Janes joined the Republican Party at its creation in the mid-1850s, and was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1854, 1855, 1861, and 1862.
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