Henry, Daniel M – Henry, William
Henry, Daniel M
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Feb. 19, 1823, in Dorchester county, Md. He was elected a representative in the legislature in 1846; and again in 1849. He was a state senator in 1869; and was elected a representative from Maryland to the forty-fifth and forty-sixth congresses.
Henry, E. Stevens
manufacturer, financier, congressman, was born in 1836 in Gill, Mass. He has been mayor of Rockville; was a representative in the lower house of the Connecticut general assembly of 1883; and state senator from the twenty-third senatorial district in 1887-88. He was delegate-at-large to the Chicago national republican convention in 1888; and treasurer of the state of Connecticut from 1889 to 1893. In 1894 he was elected to the fifty-fourth gress, and was re-elected in 1896 to the fifty-fifth congress. con-
Henry, Edward Lamson
artist, was born Jan. 12, 1841, in Charleston, S. C.
He has painted chiefly genre pictures. interiors, representing American colonial life, and historical pieces. The first picture by his hand that attracted attention was Railway Station of a New England Road.
Henry, Gustavus Adolphus
orator, state legislator, was born Oct. 8, 1804, in Cherry Spring, Ky. He achieved great reputation as a public speaker, and was known throughout the south as the eagle orator of Tennessee. He was in the Tennessee legislature in 1851; and was member of the confederate senate from 1861 till the close of the civil war. He died Sept. 10, 1880, in Clarksville, Tenn. a au-
Henry, Guy Vernor
soldier, thor, was born March 9, 1839, in Fort Smith, I. T. He is an officer in the United States army who served during the civil war, and in Indian wars subsequently. He is the author of Military Record of Civilian Appointments in the United States Army; Army Catechism for Non-Commissioned Officers; and Manual of Target Practice.
Henry, Hush
soldier, lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born March 21, 1838, in Chester, Vt., where he attained prominence as an able lawyer. During 1872-78, and again in 1884-86, he was a member of the New Hampshire state legislature; and in 1880-82 was a member of the state senate. Since 1884 he has been judge of probate, and still fills that office to the satisfaction of the public. Since 1882 he has been a director in the National bank of Bellows Falls; and since 1884 has been a director in the Vermont Valley Railroad company. In 1892 he was department commander, department of Vermont, Grand Army of the Republic; and since 1890 has been president of the Vermont Soldiers' home.
Henry, James
jurist, congressman.
He was a delegate from Virginia to the continental congress, from 1780 to 1781; and was a lawyer and a judge. He died in January, 1805, in Virginia.
Henry, James
manufacturer, author, was born Oct. 13, 1809, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a rifle manufacturer of Boulton, Pa., who was president of the Moravian Historical society, and published Sketches of Moravian Life and Character.
He died in 1895.
Henry, James Harrison
soldier, railroad operator, banker, was born Nov. 23, 1845, in St. Joseph, Mich. He served in the civil war as a private in the seventh Kansas cavalry. He is president and principal owner of the San Jose and Santa Clara Railroad company.
Henry, John
congressman, governor, was born about 1750 in Easton, Md. From 1778 he was a delegate to the old congress; and was a senator in congress, under the constitution, from Maryland from 1789 to 1797, when he resigned. He was elected governor of Maryland in the latter year.
He died Dec. 16, 1798, in Easton, Md.
Henry, John F
physician, congressman, author, was born Jan. 17, 1793, in Scott county, Ky. In 1813 he was appointed surgeon's mate in Boswell's regiment of Kentucky troops, serving at Fort Meigs. He was elected to congress from Kentucky for the unexpired term in the same, from 1826 to 1827. He published a Treatise on Causes and Treatment of Cholera. He died Nov. 12, 1873, in Burlington, Iowa.
Henry, John Joseph
lawyer, jurist, author, was born Nov. 4, 1758, in Lancaster, Pa. He was a jurist of Lancaster, Pa., who was author of the Accurate and Interesting Account of Arnold's Campaign Against Quebec. He died April 15, 1811, in Lancaster, Pa.
Henry, Joseph
scientist, philosopher, author, was born Dec. 17, 1797, in Albany, N. Y. In 1826 he entered the Albany academy as professor of mathematics, and soon after began a series of experiments in electricity; made various discoveries in electromagnetis which were described in Silliman's Journal as early as 1831. In 1832 he was called to chair of natural philosophy in Princeton college; in 1837 visited Europe, where he remained one year, and his discoveries connected with the electro-magnet were recognized, and resulted in establishing the wonders of what is now called the telegraph. His principal writings are, Syllabus of Lectures on Physics; and Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry, 1886.
He died March 13, 1878, in Washington, D. C.
Henry, Morris Henry
physician, journalist, author, was born July 26, 1835, in London, England. He was assistant surgeon in the navy during the civil war, was surgeon-in-chief of the Emigrant hospital, Ward's Island, in 1872-80. He is the originator and editor of the American Journal of Dermatology, and has published numerous monographs, including Treatment of Venereal Diseases in Vienna Hospital; and Anomalous Localities of Chancres.
Henry, Patrick
patriot, orator, statesman, was born May 29, 1736, in Studley, Va. In 1765 he was chosen to the 9H
Henry, Patrick
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 12, 1843, in Madison county, Miss. In 1861 he enlisted in the confederate service in the sixth Mississippi infantry regiment; served through the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, N. C., in 1865, as major of the fourteenth Mississippi regiment. He was a member of the Mississippi legislature in 1878 and 1890, and delegate from the state at large to the constitutional convention in 1890. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.
Henry, Robert
educator, college president, was born Dec. 6, 1792, in Charleston, S. C. He became professor of logic and moral philosophy in South Carolina college in 1818, and afterward of metaphysics and political philosophy.
He was president in 1834-35; accepted the chair of metaphysics and belleslettres in 1839; and was again president in 1842-45; also performing for a time the duties of professor of Greek. He died Feb. 6, 1856, in Columbia, S. C. con-
Henry, Robert L
lawyer, gressman, was born May 12, 1864, in Linden, Texas. He was elected mayor of Texarkana, Texas, in 1890; and resigned this position to accept that of first office assistant attorney-general. He was elected as a member of the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.
Henry, Robert Pryor
lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 17, 1793, in Henry Mills, Ky. In 1809 he served as prosecuting attorney for his district. He served in the war of 1812, as an aide-decamp to his father, Maj. Gen. William Henry. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1823 to 1827. He died Aug. 25, 1826, in Hopkinsville, Ky.
Henry, Mrs. Sarepta M
temperance reformer, author, poet, was born Nov. 4, 1839, in Albion, Pa. She is a temperance reformer of Evanston, Ill.; and the author of Victoria, with Other Poems; After the Truth; The Voice of the Home; Mabel's Work; Beforehand; and One More Chance.
Henry, Thomas
congressman, was born in 1785 in Ireland. He served in congress from Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1843. He died Feb. 27, 1849, in Beaver county, Pa.
Henry, Thomas Charlton
clergyman, author, was born Sept. 22, 1790, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a presbyterian clergyman of South Carolina; and the author of Consistency of Popular Amusements for Professing Christians; Moral Etchings from the Religious World; and Letters from an Anxious Believer. died Oct. 4, 1827, in Philadelphia, Pa.
He
Henry, W. Laird
journalist, conwas born Dec. 20, 1864, in Cambridge. He purchased an interest in the Cambridge Chronicle, in Maryland, and has been since engaged in editing that journal. He never held any public position until elected in 1894 to fill a vacancy in the fifty-third congress. gressman, Virginia assembly; and was elected a delegate from Virginia to the continental congress, from 1774 to 1776. He signed the declaration of independence; and was a delegate to the Richmond convention of 1777. In 1776 he was elected governor of Virginia, reelected, and then declined a re-election. From 1780 to 1791 he served in the assembly of the state. He was again elected governor in 1796, but declined to He died June 6, 1799, in Red Hill, serve.
Va.
Henry, William
merchant, congressman, was born in New Hampshire.
He was elected a representative in congress from Vermont from 1847 to 1853.
Henry, William
inventor, jurist, was born May 19, 1729, in Chester county, Pa.
In 1758 he was commissioned justice of the peace, and in 1760 visited England.
He was chosen to the assembly in 1776, and the following year was elected treasurer of Lancaster county, Pa. He died Dec. 15, 1786, in Lancaster, Pa.