Henry Horn (politician)

Henry Horn (born 1786 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  January 12, 1862 in Flourtown , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Horn attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . In the congressional election of 1830 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Joseph Hemphill on March 4, 1831 . Since he was not confirmed in 1832, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1833 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Henry Horn practiced again as a lawyer in Philadelphia. In 1845 and 1846 he headed the customs administration there. He died in Flourtown on January 12, 1862 and was buried in Philadelphia.

Web links

• Henry Horn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Hemphill	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency) March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833	Horace Binney