Lewis Henry (June 8, 1885 – July 23, 1941) was a lawyer, mining company executive, andRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York.
Henry was born inElmira, New York. He graduated fromCornell University in 1909, where he was a member ofKappa Alpha Society and president of theQuill and Dagger society. He received a law degree fromColumbia University in 1911. He was supervisor of Elmira's first ward from 1914 until 1920. He was elected to Congress in 1922 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofAlanson B. Houghton and served from April 11, 1922, until March 4, 1923.[1]
After resuming law practice in Elmira, Henry served as president of the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company, a large producer of gold and one of the first mining concessions granted by theroyal household ofKorea.[1][2] At the time of his presidency, the company was considered the "oldest, biggest, and richest"gold mining firm in Asia. UnderJapanese pressure of gold export embargoes, Henry sold the firm in 1939 to Nippon Mining Co., Ltd.[3]
He died inBoston, Massachusetts at the age of 56. He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira.[1]
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