William Henry (congressman)

William Henry
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1847  March 3, 1851
Preceded by Solomon Foot
Succeeded by Ahiman Louis Miner
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1836
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1834
Personal details
Born (1788-03-22)March 22, 1788
Charlestown, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died April 16, 1861(1861-04-16) (aged 73)
Bellows Falls, Vermont, U.S.
Political party Whig Party (United States)
Spouse(s) Fanny Goodhue[1]
Profession Politician, Lawyer, Judge

William Henry (March 22, 1788 – April 16, 1861) was an American manufacturer and banker. He represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.

Biography

Henry was born on March 22, 1788, in Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He attended the common schools and then engaged in business in Chester, Vermont. He married Fanny Goodhue.[2] He engaged in manufacturing in Vermont, New York, and Jaffery, New Hampshire. When he moved to Bellows Falls, Vermont, in 1831, he engaged in banking as well.

He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1834; a member of the Vermont Senate in 1836; a delegate from Vermont in 1839 to the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving as (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); and Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1840.[3] He was also a director of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad Company.[4]

Henry was elected US Representative as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851.[5] When he was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress, he resumed banking. He was Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1860.

Death

Henry died in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on April 16, 1861 (age 73 years, 25 days). He is interred at Brookside Cemetery, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont.[6]

References

  1. "William Henry". Find A Grave. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. "William Henry". Find A Grave. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. "William Henry". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. "William Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. "William Henry". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. "William Henry". Find A Grave. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Solomon Foot
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 1st congressional district

1847-1851
Succeeded by
Ahiman L. Miner
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