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Henry Lutz Cake (October 6, 1827 – August 26, 1899) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Cake, Henry Lutz
" in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.Kestenbaum, Lawrence,
" ''The Political Graveyard'', 2012.
Following his resignation from the military, Cake engaged in the mining and shipping of anthracite coal.
Henry Lutz Cake
" Florida: ''Antietam on the Web'', retrieved online February 23, 2019. *
Henry Lutz Cake
(memorial with photo of gravestone). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online February 23, 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cake, Henry L. People from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania Union Army colonels 1827 births 1899 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American politicians Military personnel from Pennsylvania
" in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.Kestenbaum, Lawrence,
" ''The Political Graveyard'', 2012.
Early life
Henry L. Cake was born near Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He attended the common and private schools. He learned the art of printing, and published the ''Pottsville Mining Record'' until the American Civil War.American Civil War
Cake entered the Union Army on April 17, 1861, as a second lieutenant, and was elected colonel of the25th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 25th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a Three Months' Service infantry regiment which served with the Union Army during the American Civil War. Composed of " First Defenders" (the first five companies of men who responded to President ...
, in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1861. He reorganized the regiment after three months’ service. He commanded the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Organization
Henry L. Cake, who had commanded the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, had received authority from the ...
from September 23, 1861, to March 12, 1863, when he resigned and settled in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County (, ; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Coal Region and is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the popula ...
.
Post-war life
Following his resignation from the military, Cake engaged in the mining and shipping of anthracite coal.
United States House of Representatives
Cake was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Accounts during the Forty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1870
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England.
** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed.
* January 3 – Construction of the Broo ...
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Return to the coal industry
Following his service in the U.S. House of Representatives, Cake resumed the mining and shipping of coal.Death and interment
He died in Northumberland, Pennsylvania in 1899, and was interred in the Riverview Cemetery.See also
* History of coal mining in the United StatesReferences
External links
* Downey, Brian, et al.Henry Lutz Cake
" Florida: ''Antietam on the Web'', retrieved online February 23, 2019. *
Henry Lutz Cake
(memorial with photo of gravestone). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online February 23, 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cake, Henry L. People from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania Union Army colonels 1827 births 1899 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American politicians Military personnel from Pennsylvania