Henry Nes (May 20, 1799 – September 10, 1850) was an American medical doctor and politician.
Biography
Nes was born in
York, Pennsylvania
York ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populati ...
. He graduated from
Princeton College
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(the New Jersey institution which changed its name to Princeton University in 1896). After his graduation he studied medicine, and then returned to York to practice.
Political career
Nes ran as an Independent Democrat for one of the Pennsylvania seats in the US House of Representatives in the
28th United States Congress
The 28th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1843 ...
(1842). He was successful, and served from 1843 to 1845.
In 1846 Nes ran as a Whig candidate for the same seat in the
30th United States Congress
The 30th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1847, ...
and was elected. In 1848 he ran for re-election, and was again successful.
Nes served in the
31st United States Congress
The 31st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849, ...
from March until September 1850, when he died in office. A special election was held to fill his seat; the winner was
Joel Buchanan Danner
Joel Buchanan Danner (1804 – July 29, 1885) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Joel B. Danner was born in Liberty, Maryland. He engaged in the hardware business and ...
.
During his congressional service Nes served as chairman of the
United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions The United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1946.
The committee was created on January 10, 1831, with jurisdiction over matters relating to pensions for disa ...
and the
, both during the Thirtieth Congress.
Death
Nes died on September 10, 1850. He was buried in York's
Prospect Hill Cemetery.
See also
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Sources
The Political Graveyard
1799 births
1850 deaths
Physicians from Pennsylvania
Politicians from York, Pennsylvania
Princeton University alumni
Pennsylvania Democrats
Pennsylvania Independents
Independent Democrat members of the United States House of Representatives
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
19th-century American politicians
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