Henry Thane

Henry Thane
Henry Thane
Member of the Arkansas Senate; from the 15th district
	In office; January 8, 1883 – January 10, 1887[1]
Preceded by	C. H. Carlton
Succeeded by	W. H. Logan
Personal details
Born	February 10, 1850; Germany
Died	July 4, 1938 (aged 88); Desha County, Arkansas
Resting place	Holly Grove Cemetery
Residence	Arkansas City, Arkansas
Occupation	Lawyer, businessman, politician

Christian Heinrich "Henry" Thane (February 10, 1850 – July 4, 1938) was a wealthy businessman and bank owner in Arkansas. His Craftsman-style home, Thane House, was designed by Little Rock architect Charles L. Thompson.[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Thane was born in Germany and raised in Metropolis, Illinois. An important figure in the development of Arkansas City, he held various political offices, including mayor. He worked as a lawyer for the Little Rock, Pine Bluff & New Orleans Railroad, owned a lumber mill, and a bank.[3]

Thane was elected to the Arkansas Senate and served representing the 15th District (Desha and Chicot counties) in the 24th Arkansas General Assembly and the 25th Arkansas General Assembly.[4]

Thame's photograph is included in a composite of 1885 Arkansas State Senate members.[5]

References

Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 244–248. OCLC 40157815.
"Thane House". 6 November 2018.
Silva, Rachel (2012). "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: The Hubert and Ionia Furr House in Arkansas City". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 71 (4): 433–440. JSTOR 23390057 – via JSTOR.
State, Arkansas Office of the Secretary of (February 24, 1882). "Report" – via Google Books.
Dawson, R. (December 31, 1885). "1885 Senate composite photo of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2011.

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[1] Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 244–248. OCLC 40157815.

[2] "Thane House". 6 November 2018.

[3] Silva, Rachel (2012). "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: The Hubert and Ionia Furr House in Arkansas City". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 71 (4): 433–440. JSTOR 23390057 – via JSTOR.

[4] State, Arkansas Office of the Secretary of (February 24, 1882). "Report" – via Google Books.

[5] Dawson, R. (December 31, 1885). "1885 Senate composite photo of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2011.