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'''Charles Marsh''' (July 10, 1765 - January 11, 1849) was a [[Vermont]] politician who served in the [[United States House of Representatives]].
He was born in [[Lebanon, Connecticut]]. A graduate of [[Dartmouth College]], he was appointed by [[George Washington]] to be [[U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont]] and served from 1797 to 1801.
Marsh was elected as a [[Federalist]] to Congress, where he served from March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817. He founded the [[American Colonization Society]] while in Washington and was a [[Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College|trustee of Dartmouth College]] from 1809-1849. Marsh died in [[Woodstock, Vermont]] on January 11, 1849.
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[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont]]
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