Charles H. (Charles Henry) Ham

Charles H. Ham was an American writer and public figure born in New Hampshire in 1831. Reliable sources identify him as a lawyer who later worked in Chicago, served as an editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune, and went on to become a member—and later president—of the Board of General Appraisers.

As an author, he is best remembered for books on manual training and education, including Mind and Hand and The Co-Education of Mind and Hand. His writing argued that practical, hands-on work should be treated as an essential part of education rather than an afterthought.

Ham died in 1902. While biographical information about him survives, I could not confirm a suitable portrait image from the sources I checked, so no profile image is included here.