Charles Herbert Joyce (January 30, 1830November 22, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a
U.S. Representative
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from
Vermont
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.
Biography
Joyce was born near
Andover
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,
Hampshire
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,
England
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to Charles Joyce and Martha E. Grist Joyce. At the age of six, in 1836, he
immigrated to the United States
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with his parents, who settled in
Waitsfield, Vermont
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.
He attended Waitsfield Academy and Northfield Academy before entering
Newbury Seminary
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. 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
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in 1852. He began the practice of law in
Northfield, Vermont
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in 1855.
Joyce spent one year as assistant state librarian, then two years as the state librarian. He served as the
State's Attorney of
Washington County in 1857 and 1858.
When the
American Civil War
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broke out, he served in the
Union Army
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as
major and
lieutenant colonel of the
Second Vermont Volunteers. After the war he resumed his legal practice in
Rutland, Vermont Rutland, Vermont may refer to:
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and entered politics, serving as a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives from 1869 until 1872. He was the
speaker
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from 1870 and 1872.
Joyce was elected as a
Republican
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candidate to the
Forty-fourth Congress
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and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1875 until March 3, 1883. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882. After leaving office he again resumed his legal practice in
Rutland, Vermont Rutland, Vermont may refer to:
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* Rutland (town), Vermont
*Rutland County, Vermont
*West Rutland, Vermont
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.
He retired from his legal practice in 1895. Joyce resided in
Pittsfield, Vermont until his death on November 22, 1916. He is interred in
Evergreen Cemetery in
Rutland, Vermont Rutland, Vermont may refer to:
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* Rutland (town), Vermont
*Rutland County, Vermont
*West Rutland, Vermont
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.
Personal life
Joyce was married to Rouene Randall Joyce, the sister of Francis V. Randall. They had three children: Inez Rouene Joyce,
[Year: 1870; Census Place: Rutland, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: M593_1625; Page: 609A; Image: 124; Family History Library Film: 553124.] Grace Randall Joyce, and Charles P.F. Joyce.
See also
References
Further reading
* ''"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
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: JOYCE, Charles Herbert, (1830 - 1916)*
Govtrack.us: Rep. Charles JoyceHistory50States.com: Biography of Charles Herbert Joyce
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1830 births
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