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Charles L. Henry | |
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| Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromIndiana's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | William D. Bynum |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Overstreet |
| Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromIndiana's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Faris |
| Succeeded by | George W. Cromer |
| Member of theIndiana Senate | |
| In office 1880-1881 1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-07-01)July 1, 1849 |
| Died | May 2, 1927(1927-05-02) (aged 77) Indianapolis,Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Asbury (now DePauw) University,Indiana University |
Charles Lewis Henry (July 1, 1849 – May 2, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1895 to 1899.
Born inGreen Township, Hancock County, Indiana, Henry moved with his parents toPendleton, Indiana. He attended the common schools andAsbury (now DePauw) University and graduated from the law department ofIndiana University at Bloomington in 1872. He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice in Pendleton, eventually moving toAnderson, Indiana in 1875. He served as a member of the state senate in 1880, 1881, and 1883.
Henry was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth andFifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899), but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898.
He was interested in the development and operation of electricinterurban railways. Henry is credited with coining the phrase "interurban" (of Latin derivation meaning "between cities"). At the time of his death he was president and receiver of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co., which he had managed for twenty-three years. He died inIndianapolis, Indiana, May 2, 1927 and is interred in Maplewood Cemetery,Anderson, Indiana.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 7th congressional district 1895–1897 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 8th congressional district 1897–1899 | Succeeded by |
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