Charles Bayley Adams Explained

Charles Bayley Adams (September 2, 1887  - February 6, 1961) was a Vermont politician, judge and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate and a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.

Early life

Charles Bayley Adams was born in Randolph, Vermont on September 2, 1887, a son of Jairus B. Adams and Effie (Thurston) Adams.^[1] He was educated in the public schools of Randolph, and graduated from the State Normal School in Randolph in 1905 and Montpelier Seminary in 1907.^[1]

Adams received his bachelor of laws degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1913 and settled in Waterbury, Vermont, where he established a law practice.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Start of career

A Republican, Adams served in local offices including town lister (1917–1918), and town clerk and village clerk (1919  - 1937).^[1] From 1920 to 1926 he served as Washington County State's Attorney.^[1]

Adams was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1930 and served two terms, 1931 to 1935.^[1] From 1933 to 1935 he was the Senate's President Pro Tem.^[7]

In 1934 Adams was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives.^[1] He was reelected in 1936, and served from 1935 until 1937, when he resigned.^{[8] [9]}

Judicial career

Adams resigned from the House to accept appointment as a Judge of the Vermont Superior Court, where he served from 1937 to 1949.^[10]

In 1949 Adams was elevated to the Vermont Supreme Court, succeeding the retiring John S. Buttles, and he served as an associate justice until retiring in 1959.^{[11] [12]}

Death and burial

Adams died in Burlington on February 9, 1961.^{[13] [14]}

Family

In 1916, Adams married Jeanette Metzger of Randolph.^[1] They were the parents of two children, Charles and Catherine.^[1]

Adams' son Charles J. Adams served as Vermont Attorney General from 1962 to 1963.^{[15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. News: February 7, 1961 . Charles Adams, Retired State Supreme Court Justice, Dies . . Rutland, VT . 2 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
2. Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1947, page 589
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=uDYMAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22adams%2C+charles+b%22+vermont&pg=PA674 James Clark Fifield
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=cQfuAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22adams%2C+charles+bayley%22&pg=PA44 Phi Kappa Phi fraternity
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=cm04AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22adams%2C+charles+bayley%22&pg=PA240 University of Maine at Orono
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=H3kvAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22adams%2C+charles+bailey%22+waterbury+vermont&pg=PA108 University of Maine Alumni Association
7. Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1955, page 594
8. Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1935, page 484
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=Xu8tAQAAIAAJ&q=%22charles+bayley+adams%22 Vermont Secretary of State
10. https://books.google.com/books?id=ovbvAAAAMAAJ&q=%22charles+bayley+adams%22 Vermont Secretary of State
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=OuHmAAAAMAAJ&q=charles+adams+%22vermont+supreme+court%22 University of Maine at Orono
12. https://books.google.com/books?id=VzEOAQAAMAAJ&q=charles+adams+%22vermont+supreme+court%22 George Derby, James Terry White
13. https://books.google.com/books?id=uO48AAAAIAAJ&q=%22charles+bayley+adams%22+died+1961 Vermont Bar Association
14. Vermont Death Records, entry for Charles Bayley Adams, accessed July 4, 2012
15. News: November 25, 1975 . Mrs. Jeanette Adams Dies, had Active Life . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . 8 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
16. News: May 17, 2008 . Obituary, Charles J. Adams . Times Argus . Barre, VT . . June 1, 2024 . February 8, 2015 . https://archive.today/20150208174207/http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080517/OBITUARIES/805170339/-1/RSS14 . dead .