Charles Bayley Adams
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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.
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]