Amos Marsh (Vermont)


Amos Marsh was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.

Biography

Amos Marsh was born in New Milford, Connecticut on September 8, 1764. He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1786, studied law and became an attorney in Vergennes, Vermont. In 1789 he received an honorary master's degree from Dartmouth College.
A Federalist, Marsh was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1797, 1799 to 1802 and 1803 to 1804. He was Speaker from 1799 to 1802.
From 1794 to 1796 Marsh served as United States Attorney for Vermont, succeeding Stephen Jacob. He served until 1796, and was replaced by Charles Marsh.
Marsh served as mayor of Vergennes from 1807 to 1810.
Marsh died in Saratoga Springs, New York on January 4, 1811. He was buried at Vergennes Burying Ground in Vergennes.

Family

In 1789, March married Abigail Sutton, who was originally from Canaan, Connecticut. They were the parents of two daughters, Laura, the wife of Daniel Merwin and Almira, the wife of Anan Hine.