Charles Horace Holmes (October 24, 1827 – October 2, 1874) was a member of the

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Life and career

Holmes was born in

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on October 24, 1827. He attended the public schools and Albion Academy, and graduated from

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in 1854. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Albion. He was elected as a

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to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Noah Davis and served from December 6, 1870, to March 3, 1871; he was not a candidate for renomination. He resumed the practice of law in Albion. He died on October 2, 1874 and was interred in

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Charles H. Albany Law School alumni New York (state) lawyers People from Albion, Orleans County, New York 1827 births 1874 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers