Charles B. Adams

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.

Early life Charles Bayley Adams was born in Randolph, Vermont on September 2, 1887, a son of Jairus B. Adams and Effie (Thurston) Adams. 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.

Start of career A Republican, Adams served in local offices including town lister (1917–1918), and town clerk and village clerk (1919 – 1937).

In 1934 Adams was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives.

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.

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.

Death and burial Adams died in Burlington on February 9, 1961. He was buried at Hope Cemetery in Waterbury.

Family In 1916, Adams married Jeanette Metzger of Randolph.