William Henry
From 1907'sHistory of Rockingham, Vermont
Member of theUnited States House of Representatives forVermont's At-large congressional district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	Solomon Foot
Succeeded by	Ahiman Louis Miner
Member of theVermont Senate fromWindham County
In office 1836–1837 Serving with Phineas White,Waitstill R. Ranney
Preceded by	None (position created)
Succeeded by	John Phelps, Phineas White, Waitstill R. Ranney
Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromRockingham
In office 1834–1836
Preceded by	Napoleon B. Roundy
Succeeded by	Mannesseh Divoll
Personal details
Born	(1788-03-22)March 22, 1788 Charlestown, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	April 16, 1861(1861-04-16) (aged 73) Bellows Falls, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Brookside Cemetery,Chester, Vermont
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Fanny Goodhue (m. 1816-1823, her death)
Profession	Banker

William Henry (March 22, 1788 – April 16, 1861) was an American manufacturer and banker. He representedVermont in theUnited States House of Representatives for two terms from 1847 to 1851.

Henry was born on March 22, 1788, in Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He attended the common schools and then engaged in business inChester, Vermont. He married Fanny Goodhue.

He engaged in manufacturing in Vermont, New York, and Jaffery, New Hampshire. When he moved toBellows Falls, Vermont, in 1831, he engaged in banking as well.

He served as a member of theVermont House of Representatives in 1834; a member of theVermont Senate in 1836.

He was a delegate from Vermont in 1839 to theWhigNational Convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving as (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); andPresidential 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]

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.

Henry died inBellows Falls, Vermont, on April 16, 1861.

• Henry’s biographic note at US Congress website
• William Henry atFind a Grave
• The Political Graveyard
• Govtrack US Congress

• 1788 births
• 1861 deaths
• Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 19th-century members of the Vermont General Assembly

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