Charles Henry Frith (June 14, 1838 - December 19, 1912) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator from Amite County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Charles H. Frith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office January 1904 – January 1908 | |
| Preceded by | W. P. S. Ventress |
| Succeeded by | William F. Tucker Jr. |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Amite County district | |
| In office January 1896 – January 1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1838 Amite County, Mississippi |
| Died | December 19, 1912 (aged 74) Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Biography edit
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.[1][2] He died in his home in Liberty, Mississippi, on December 19, 1912.[2]
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