Henry Riggs Rathbone
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois'sat-large district
In office March 4, 1923 – July 15, 1928
Preceded by	Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck
Succeeded by	Richard Yates Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1870-02-12)February 12, 1870 Washington, D.C., US
Died	July 15, 1928(1928-07-15) (aged 58) Chicago,Illinois, US
Political party	Republican
Education	Yale University University of Wisconsin
Profession	Politician,Lawyer

Henry Riggs Rathbone (February 12, 1870 – July 15, 1928) was acongressman fromIllinois. He servedIllinois's at-large congressional district from 1923 until his death in 1928.

Rathbone was born inWashington, D.C., to Brevet ColonelHenry Reed Rathbone andClara Rathbone née Harris. His maternal grandfather,Ira Harris, was aUnited States Senator representingNew York, while his paternal grandfather, Jared Lewis Rathbone, was the first electedMayor of Albany, New York.^[1][2]

Rathbone's parents had been guests in the presidential box whenAbraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.He moved toHanover,Germany, with his family in 1882. The next year, his father murdered his mother and tried to kill himself, then was admitted to anasylum for thecriminally insane inHildesheim; Henry and his siblings were returned to theUnited States to be raised by their uncle, William Harris.

Rathbone graduated fromPhillips Academy in 1888, fromYale University in 1892, and from the Law Department at theUniversity of Wisconsin in 1894, after which he commenced practicing law inChicago.

Rathbone later became involved in politics. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1916 which nominatedCharles Evans Hughes for thepresidency. He was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1922, and served from 1923 until his death in 1928. Rathbone also served one year as President of the Illinois State Society of Washington, DC, until his death.^[3]

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