Background
Joy, Charles Frederick was born on December 11, 1849 in Morgan Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles and Georgiana E. A. (Batchelder) Joy.
United States representative politician
Joy, Charles Frederick was born on December 11, 1849 in Morgan Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles and Georgiana E. A. (Batchelder) Joy.
Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Joy attended the public schools. He was graduated from Yale College in 1874. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1876. Presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the Fifty-third Congress and served until April 3, 1894, when he was succeeded by John Jay O"Neill, who contested the election. Joy was elected to the Fifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1902.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Saint Louis. He served as recorder of deeds from 1907 until March 22, 1921, when he resigned.
He died in Saint Louis, Missouri, on April 13, 1921. His remains were cremated and placed in Elks Rest at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Member 53d to 57th Congresses (1893-1903), 11th Missouri District. Clubs: Chevy Chase (Washington), Yale (New York), Saint Louis, University (Saint Louis).
Married Mission Éleuthère Irénée Grant, of California, 1895.