William Henry (congressman)

William Henry
From 1907's History of Rockingham, Vermont
Member of the United States House of Representatives for Vermont's At-large congressional district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	Solomon Foot
Succeeded by	Ahiman Louis Miner
Member of the Vermont Senate from Windham 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 the Vermont House of Representatives from Rockingham
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 represented Vermont in the United 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 in Chester, Vermont. He married Fanny Goodhue.

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

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

He was a delegate from Vermont in 1839 to the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving as (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); and Presidential 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 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on April 16, 1861.

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