John H. McHenry

John Hardin McHenry (born October 13, 1797 in Springfield , Kentucky , † November 1, 1871 in Owensboro , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John McHenry enjoyed a private school education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1818, he began to work in Leitchfield in this profession. In October 1819 he was also appointed post holder in this community . McHenry was also a member of the Kentucky Militia. In 1821 he reached the rank of major and by 1837 he rose to the rank of colonel. He was a district attorney in 1822, 1831, and 1837. In 1823 he moved to Hartford .

Politically, McHenry joined the Whig Party in the 1830s . In 1840 he sat as MP for the Ohio County in the Kentucky House of Representatives . In the same year he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In 1843 he became a board member of Transylvania University . In the congressional election of 1844 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Willis Green on March 4, 1845 . Two years later he was nominated by his party for a further legislative term. McHenry withdrew his candidacy on the eve of the election. Thus, until March 3, 1847, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress. This was determined by the events of the Mexican-American War .

After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, McHenry practiced law again. In 1849 he was a member and chairman of a conference to revise the Kentucky Constitution. In 1854 he moved to Owensboro. In the following years he worked as a judge at various district courts. John McHenry died in Owensboro on November 1, 1871. His son Henry D. McHenry (1826-1890) was from 1871 to 1873 also Congressman for Kentucky.

Web links

• John H. McHenry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John H. McHenry in the database of Find a Grave (English)