Henry Olin

Henry Olin (May 7, 1768  August 18, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.

Henry Olin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's at-large district
In office
December 13, 1824  March 3, 1825
Preceded byCharles Rich
Succeeded byGeorge Edward Wales
7th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1827–1830
LieutenantEzra Butler
Samuel C. Crafts
William A. Palmer
Preceded byAaron Leland
Succeeded byMark Richards
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1799–1804
1806–1815
1817–1819
1822–1824
Personal details
Born(1768-05-07)May 7, 1768
Shaftsbury, New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont)
DiedAugust 18, 1837(1837-08-18) (aged 69)
Salisbury, Vermont
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse(s)Lois Richardson Olin and Polly Sanford Olin
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

Biography

Olin was born in Shaftsbury in the New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont) 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. He moved to Leicester in the Vermont Republic in 1788 and began the practice of law.[1]

Olin served in the Vermont House of Representatives 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.[2] He was associate judge and then chief judge of the Addison County Court from 1801 to 1824.[3] He served as a member of the executive council in 1820 and 1821.[4]

Olin was elected to the Eighteenth Congress as a Democratic-Republican candidate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Rich. He served in Congress from December 13, 1824 to March 3, 1825.[5] He was elected as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, and served from 1827 to 1830.[6]

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, who also served as a United States Representative from Vermont.[1] Gideon Olin's son, Judge Abram B. Olin, was Henry Olin's cousin.

Death

Olin died on August 18, 1837[7] in Salisbury, Vermont. He is interred at Brookside Cemetery in Leicester, Vermont.[1]

References

  1. "OLIN, Henry, (1768 - 1837)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. Johnson, Rossiter (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Biographical Society.
  3. Dictionary of the United States Congress. T. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin. 1868. p. 290.
  4. Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V6: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 9781428640511.
  5. "Rep. Henry Olin". govtrack.us. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  6. "Henry Olin (1768-1837)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  7. Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Charles Rich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 3rd congressional district

1824-1825
Succeeded by
George E. Wales
Political offices
Preceded by
Aaron Leland
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
18271830
Succeeded by
Mark Richards
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