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 by	Charles Rich
Succeeded by	George Edward Wales
7th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office 1827–1830
Lieutenant	Ezra Butler Samuel C. Crafts William A. Palmer
Preceded by	Aaron Leland
Succeeded by	Mark Richards
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1799–1804 1806–1815 1817–1819 1822–1824
Personal details
Born	May 7, 1768 Shaftsbury, New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont)
Died	August 18, 1837 (aged 69) Salisbury, Vermont
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Lois Richardson Olin and Polly Sanford Olin
Profession	Politician, 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

External links

• United States Congress. "Henry Olin (id: O000068)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Information from the Vermont Archives
• Henry Olin at Find a Grave
• The Political Graveyard
• govtrack.us
• Olin Family Society
• Bench and Bar of Adison County