Henry Olin
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Henry Olin was the nephew of Gideon Olin
and a United States politician and US representative from Vermont
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Born in Shaftsbury, Vermont
on May 7, 1768, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced as a lawyer. He moved to Leicester, Vermont
, in 1788.
Olin was a member of the Vermont State house of representatives 1799-1804 from 1806 to 1815 from 1817 to 1819, and 1822–1824; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1814, 1822, and 1828; associate judge and afterwards chief judge of the Addison County
Court 1801-1824; member of the executive council in 1820 and 1821; elected to the Eighteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Rich
and served from December 13, 1824, to March 3, 1825; the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1827-1830; died in Salisbury, Vermont
, August 16, 1837; interment in Brookside Cemetery, Leicester, Vermont
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Gideon Olin
Gideon Olin was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He received a limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Later, he moved to Vermont and settled in Shaftsbury in 1776.Olin was a delegate to the Windsor Convention in 1777...
and a United States politician and US representative from Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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Born in Shaftsbury, Vermont
Shaftsbury, Vermont
Shaftsbury is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,767 at the 2000 census. The town was chartered on August 20, 1761...
on May 7, 1768, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced as a lawyer. He moved to Leicester, Vermont
Leicester, Vermont
Leicester is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census.Satans Kingdom is an unincorporated community located in Leicester.-Geography:...
, in 1788.
Olin was a member of the Vermont State house of representatives 1799-1804 from 1806 to 1815 from 1817 to 1819, and 1822–1824; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1814, 1822, and 1828; associate judge and afterwards chief judge of the Addison County
Addison County, Vermont
Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In 2010, the population was 36,821. Its shire town is Middlebury.-Geography:...
Court 1801-1824; member of the executive council in 1820 and 1821; elected to the Eighteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Rich
Charles Rich
Charles Rich was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Warwick, Massachusetts. He received a limited schooling and moved to Shoreham, Vermont in 1787....
and served from December 13, 1824, to March 3, 1825; the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1827-1830; died in Salisbury, Vermont
Salisbury, Vermont
Salisbury is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,090 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.1 square miles , of which 29.1 square miles is land and 1.0 square mile is water...
, August 16, 1837; interment in Brookside Cemetery, Leicester, Vermont
Leicester, Vermont
Leicester is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census.Satans Kingdom is an unincorporated community located in Leicester.-Geography:...
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