Henry A. Stearns

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Henry A. Stearns, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Rhode Island

Henry Augustus Stearns (born October 23, 1825 in Billerica , Massachusetts , †  October 11, 1910 ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1892 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island .

Career

Henry Stearns attended the Andover Academy . He then began a varied life, which took him to different states in the following years, where he worked in various professions. Among other things, he was in Cincinnati ( Ohio ), where he worked in cotton processing. Together with his brother he was in the company Foster Stearns & Co. involved. In 1850 he sold his stake to his brother and went to California . There he opened a successful steam laundry. In California he was involved in several other companies. He was a co-owner of a steam ferry connecting San Francisco and Oakland . He also ran a sawmill in San José . In Gilroy he ran a shop and he was in the cattle business. In 1853 he returned to Cincinnati, where he was again employed in cotton processing until 1857. He then went to Buffalo, New York State, for health reasons , where he made hardware. Due to the economic crisis at the time, however, he lost almost all of his property. He moved to Sangamon County , Illinois . There he ran a sawmill and a farm. From 1861 he lived in Pawtucket and later in Lincoln (Rhode Island), where he was again active in cotton processing.

Politically, Stearns was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1878 and 1881 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island ; from 1881 to 1884 and between 1887 and 1888 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1890 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island at the side of Herbert W. Ladd . He held this office between 1891 and 1892. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. After his time as Lieutenant Governor, he was no longer politically active. He died on October 11, 1910 and was buried in Providence .

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SURNAME Stearns, Henry A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stearns, Henry Augustus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Billerica , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1910