John Henry (representative)
- John Henry (representative)
John Henry (
November 1 ,1800 -April 28 ,1882 ) was a U.S. Representative fromIllinois .Born near
Stanford, Kentucky , Henry attended the public schools.He served as a private in Captain Arnett's company of Illinois volunteers in theBlack Hawk War .He served as member of the State House of Representatives 1832-1840.He was prominently identified with the construction of the first railway in Illinois in 1838.He served as member of the State senate 1840-1847.Henry was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward D. Baker and served from
February 5 ,1847 , toMarch 3 ,1847 .He was not a candidate for the Thirtieth Congress. Superintendent of the State insane asylum atJacksonville, Illinois from 1850 to 1855. During the Civil War was connected with the Quartermaster's Department atJackson, Tennessee , fromAugust 25 ,1862 , toApril 30 ,1863 .He died inSt. Louis, Missouri ,April 28 ,1882 .He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery.References
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