Henry Olin (May 7, 1768August 18, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a

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from

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and eighth

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Biography

Olin was born in Shaftsbury in the

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(now

) on May 7, 1768 to Justin Olin and Sally Dwinell Olin. He attended the common schools. He studied law and was

admitted to the bar An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...

. He moved to

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

in the

Vermont Republic The Vermont Republic ( French: ''République du Vermont''), officially known at the time as the State of Vermont ( French: ''État du Vermont''), was an independent state in New England that existed from January 15, 1777, to March 4, 1791. The ...

in 1788 and began the

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. Olin served in the

Vermont House of Representatives The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...

from 1799 to 1804, 1806 to 1815, 1817 to 1819 and 1822 to 1824. He was a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1814, 1822, and 1828. He was associate judge and then

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of the

Addison County Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,363. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Middlebury. History Iroquois settled in the county before Europeans arrived in 160 ...

Court from 1801 to 1824. He served as a member of the executive council in 1820 and 1821. Olin was elected to the Eighteenth Congress as a

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candidate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Rich. He served in Congress from December 13, 1824 to March 3, 1825. He was elected as the

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont The lieutenant governor of Vermont is elected for a two-year term and chosen separately from the governor. The Vermont Lieutenant Governor's main responsibilities include acting as governor when the governor is out of state or incapacitated, presi ...

, and served from 1827 to 1830.

Family life

Henry Olin married Lois Richardson in 1788 and they had ten children. Following her death, he married Polly Sanford Olin and they had one child. Olin was the nephew of

Gideon Olin Gideon Olin (November 2, 1743January 21, 1823) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Olin was born in East Greenwich in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to John an ...

, who also served as a United States Representative from Vermont. Gideon Olin's son, Judge Abram B. Olin, was Henry Olin's cousin.

Death

Olin died on August 18, 1837Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont
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Salisbury, Vermont Salisbury is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,221 at the 2020 census. History Salisbury was chartered on November 3, 1761 as one of the New Hampshire Grants issued by Benning Wentworth. The town may have be ...

. He is interred at Brookside Cemetery in Leicester, Vermont.

References

External links

Information from the Vermont Archives
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govtrack.usOlin Family Society
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