Harry B. Amey (December 21, 1868 – December 6, 1949) was a Vermont attorney and public official. He is notable for his service as state's attorney of Essex County, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate, and as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1923 to 1932. A native of Pittsburg, New Hampshire, Amey graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894, studied law with an attorney in Milton, New Hampshire, and attained admission to the bar in 1898. He relocated to the Brighton, Vermont village of Island Pond in 1902, where he continued to practice law. A Republican, he served as Essex County State's Attorney (1904–1908, 1910–1912), member of the Vermont House from Brighton (1910–1912), and member of the State Senate from Essex County (1919–1923). In 1923, Amey was appointed Vermont's U.S. Attorney, and he served until 1933. In 1934, he was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator, losing the Republican primary to incumbent Warren Austin. He died in Island Pond on December 6, 1949 and was buried at Indian Stream Cemetery in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. Early life Harry Burton Amey was born in Pittsburg, New Hampshire on December 21, 1868, the son of John Tillotson and Emily (Haynes) Amey. he attended the local schools and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1894. He was a school teacher and principal while he studied law with an attorney in Milton, New Hampshire. Amey attained admission to the bar in 1898, and began to practice in Milton. Continued career Amey moved to Island Pond, Vermont in 1902 and practiced law in partnership with Porter H. Dale. The partnership proved a success, and Amey's clients included the Central Vermont Railway. He became active in politics as a Republican, and served as state's attorney of Essex County from 1904 to 1908, and again from 1910 to 1912. From 1910 to 1912, Amey represented the town of Brighton in the Vermont House of Representatives, succeeding Oscar T. Davis and being succeeded by Don Carlos Foss Jr. In 1918 he was elected to represent Essex County in the Vermont Senate, succeeding George A. Hubbard. He served 1919 to 1921, and was succeeded by Luther A. Cobb. U.S. Attorney In 1923, Amey was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, succeeding Vernon A. Bullard. He served until 1933, and was succeeded by Joseph A. McNamara.