Charles H. Frith

Charles Henry Frith was born on June 14, 1838, in Amite County, Mississippi.^[1] He was the son of William Frith and Amand (Simmons) Frith.^[1] Frith graduated from Georgetown College in 1859.^[1] He enlisted in the 6th Louisiana Infantry Confederate Army during the Civil War.^[1][2] He was a first lieutenant by the end of the war.^[1] During the war, he was captured and sent to Fort Delaware, where he was interned until the war ended.^[2] In 1895, he was elected to represent Amite County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, for the 1896–1900 term.^[1][3][2] In 1903, he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate to represent the 7th district, which was composed of Amite and Wilkinson Counties, for the 1904–1908 term.^[1][2] During that term, Frith served on the following committees: Public Works; Unfinished Business; Pensions; and Joint Committee to Investigate State Officers.^[1] He died in his home in Liberty, Mississippi, on December 19, 1912.^[2]

Frith married Martha Caroline Turnipseed on January 31, 1866.^[1] They had six children: William Harris, Susie, John T., Lida, Charles Henry Jr., and George D.^[1]