Henry Horn (1786January 12, 1862) was a
Jacksonian member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from
Pennsylvania.
Biography
Henry Horn was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Philadelphia.
Horn was elected as a Jacksonian to the
Twenty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the
Twenty-third Congress in
1832
Events
January–March
* January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society.
* January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white plan ...
. He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, and served as collector of customs at Philadelphia from May 12, 1845, until August 4, 1846. He died in
Flourtown, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He was interred in
Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Sources
The Political Graveyard
Pennsylvania lawyers
Politicians from Philadelphia
1786 births
1862 deaths
Burials at The Woodlands Cemetery
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
19th-century Pennsylvania politicians
19th-century American legislators
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