Charles Hial Darling
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Charles Hial Darling was United States
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
from 1901 to 1905.
, receiving his A.B. in 1884. He was admitted to the bar in 1886, and set up a law practice in Bennington, Vermont. A Republican
, he was appointed as a municipal judge
in 1887 by Governor of Vermont
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
, and subsequently reappointed by each governor until 1901. In 1889, he married Agnes C. Norton of Bennington, and together the couple would have three daughters, Margaret, Alice, and Elizabeth. He formed a law partnership with O. M. Barber in 1896.
Darling was elected village president of Bennington in 1895, and in 1896-97, he represented Bennington in the Vermont House of Representatives
. He was elected president of the Vermont Bar Association in 1900.
In 1901, President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
nominated Darling as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
. Darling held this office from December 17, 1901 until October 30, 1905.
Upon leaving Washington, D. C. in 1906, Darling settled in Burlington, Vermont
.
Darling was active with the Sons of the American Revolution
, serving as its president in 1908, and with the Vermont Historical Society
, of which he was a life member. He was also an active Freemason.
United States
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy is the title given to certain civilian senior officials in the United States Department of the Navy....
from 1901 to 1905.
Biography
Charles H. Darling was born in Woodstock, Vermont on May 9, 1859. He was educated at Green Mountain Perkins Academy and Montpelier Seminary, and went to college at TuftsTufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
, receiving his A.B. in 1884. He was admitted to the bar in 1886, and set up a law practice in Bennington, Vermont. A Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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, he was appointed as a municipal judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
in 1887 by Governor of Vermont
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee was a teacher, a lawyer, a U.S. politician of the Republican Party, and an American Civil War veteran.-Early life:Ormsbee was born in Shoreham, Vermont, the son of John Mason and Polly Ormsbee...
, and subsequently reappointed by each governor until 1901. In 1889, he married Agnes C. Norton of Bennington, and together the couple would have three daughters, Margaret, Alice, and Elizabeth. He formed a law partnership with O. M. Barber in 1896.
Darling was elected village president of Bennington in 1895, and in 1896-97, he represented Bennington in the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
. He was elected president of the Vermont Bar Association in 1900.
In 1901, President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
nominated Darling as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy is the title given to certain civilian senior officials in the United States Department of the Navy....
. Darling held this office from December 17, 1901 until October 30, 1905.
Upon leaving Washington, D. C. in 1906, Darling settled in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
.
Darling was active with the Sons of the American Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is a Louisville, Kentucky-based fraternal organization in the United States...
, serving as its president in 1908, and with the Vermont Historical Society
Vermont Historical Society
The Vermont Historical Society was founded in 1838 to preserve and record the cultural history of the US state of Vermont. Headquartered in the old Spaulding School Building in Barre, the Vermont History Center is home to the Vermont Historical Society's administrative offices, the Leahy Library...
, of which he was a life member. He was also an active Freemason.