William Henry (congressman)

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.

William Henry
From 1907's History of Rockingham, Vermont
Member of the United States House of Representatives for Vermont's At-large congressional district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded bySolomon Foot
Succeeded byAhiman Louis Miner
Member of the Vermont Senate from Windham County
In office
1836–1837
Preceded byNone (position created)
Succeeded byJohn Phelps, Phineas White, Waitstill R. Ranney
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Rockingham
In office
1834–1836
Preceded byNapoleon B. Roundy
Succeeded byMannesseh Divoll
Personal details
Born(1788-03-22)March 22, 1788
Charlestown, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1861(1861-04-16) (aged 73)
Bellows Falls, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeBrookside Cemetery, Chester, Vermont
Political partyWhig
SpouseFanny Goodhue (m. 1816-1823, her death)
ProfessionBanker

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. 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.[1] He was also a director of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad Company.[2]

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.[3] 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.

References
  1. "William Henry". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. "William Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  3. "William Henry". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2012.


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