(November 4, 1829 – July 12, 1889)


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a Vermont politician and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.

Biography[edit]

Charles Henry Heath was born in Woodbury, Vermont on November 4, 1829. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1854 and received a master's degree in 1857. Heath taught and served as a school principal in Morrisville while studying law, attained admission to the bar in 1858, and began a practice in Plainfield.[1][2]

A Republican, Heath served as Washington County State's Attorney from 1862 to 1864.[3] He served in the Vermont Senate for three terms beginning in 1868, and was Senate President from 1870 to 1872.[4]

From 1870 to 1871 Heath was a member of the state Board of Agriculture. He was a trustee of the state library beginning in 1872 and Goddard Seminary from 1875. From 1887 to 1888 Heath was President of the Vermont Bar Association.[5]

After serving in the State Senate, Heath relocated to Montpelier, where he practiced law until his death. He died in Barre on July 12, 1889.[6]