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Henry BOWEN, Congress, VA (1841-1915)

BOWEN, Henry, (son of Rees Tate Bowen, nephew of John Warfield Johnston, and cousin of William Bowen Campbell), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Maiden Springs,” near Tazewell,…

HENRY, Patrick, Congress, MS (1843-1930)

HENRY, Patrick, (uncle of Patrick Henry [1861-1933]), a Representative from Mississippi; born near Cynthia, Madison County, Miss., February 12, 1843; attended the common schools, Mississippi…

Henry COOPER, Congress, TN (1827-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: DemocratCOOPER, Henry, (brother of Edmund Cooper), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., on August 22, 1827; attended Dixon…

John Flournoy HENRY, Congress, KY (1793-1873)

HENRY, John Flournoy, a Representative from Kentucky; born at Henrys Mill, Scott County, Ky., on January 17, 1793; attended Georgetown Academy, Kentucky, and Jefferson Medical College,…

Henry III, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1207–72, king of England (1216–72), son and successor of King John. Henry III has suffered at the hands of many historians, in part, because of the hostility of…

MIDDLETON, Henry, Congress, SC (1717-1784)

MIDDLETON, Henry, (father of Arthur Middleton and grandfather of Henry Middleton [1770-1846]), a Delegate from South Carolina; born at “The Oaks,” near Charleston, S.C., in 1717; educated at…

Henry WISNER, Congress, NY (1720-1790)

WISNER, Henry, a Delegate from New York; born near Florida, Orange County, N.Y., in 1720; completed academic studies; invested in real estate and built a gristmill near Goshen, N.Y.; assistant…

Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley

(Encyclopedia) Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley, 1786–1855, English operatic conductor, composer or arranger of 120 dramatic works. He is known today for a setting of Shakespeare's “Lo, here the gentle lark…

Henry Cabot LODGE, Congress, MA (1850-1924)

Senate Years of Service: 1893-1924Party: RepublicanLODGE, Henry Cabot, (great-grandson of George Cabot, grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., and John Davis Lodge), a Representative and a…

Henry SWEARINGEN, Congress, OH (17921849)

SWEARINGEN, Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in the Panhandle of Virginia about 1792; moved to Ohio and settled near Steubenville; sheriff of Jefferson County, Ohio, 1824-1828 and 1830-…