Henry H. Hathorn
Harry H. Hawthorn | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives New York | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Elizur H. Prindle |
| Succeeded by | John H. Starin |
| Constituency | 19th district (1873–75) 20th district (1875–77) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Harrison Hathorn November 28, 1813 Greenfield, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1887 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Greenridge Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
Henry Harrison Hathorn (November 28, 1813 – February 20, 1887) was a 19th-century American businessman and politician who served two terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from New York from 1873 to 1877.
Personal
Born in Greenfield, New York, Hathorn attended the common schools and graduated from the public schools of Greenfield.
Business career
Hathorn engaged in mercantile pursuits in Saratoga Springs from 1839 to 1849. He discovered and plumbed the "Hathorn Mineral Spring" and was the proprietor of Union Hotel in Saratoga Springs.[1] In 1854 he purchased "Congress Hall" and expanded it, adding another story and a ballroom.[2]
Political career
Hathorn served as Sheriff of Saratoga County from 1853 to 1856 and from 1862 to 1865. He was Town Supervisor of Saratoga Springs in 1858, 1860, 1866, and 1867.
Congress
Hathorn was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877).
Death and burial
He died at Saratoga Springs, New York on February 20, 1887[1], and was interred in Greenridge Cemetery.
References
- 1 2 "The Hon. Henry H. Hathorn died at Saratoga" (PDF). The New York Times. February 21, 1887.
- ↑ Sterngass, Jon (2003). First Resorts: Pursuing Pleasure at Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island. JHU Press. ISBN 0801865867.
- General
- United States Congress. "Henry H. Hathorn (id: H000347)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1813 births
- 1887 deaths
- People from Greenfield, New York
- Burials at Greenridge Cemetery
- Republican Party United States representatives from New York (state)
- Politicians from Saratoga Springs, New York
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
- 19th-century United States representatives
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