Robert Pryor Henry (November 24, 1788 – August 25, 1826) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Kentucky
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.
Born in
Henrys Mills, Kentucky (then a part of Virginia), Henry pursued classical studies and was graduated from Transylvania College,
Lexington, Kentucky
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.
He studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar
An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...
in 1809 and commenced practice in
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the 6th-largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originall ...
. He owned slaves.
He served as prosecuting attorney in 1819.
He served in the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
.
He moved to Hopkinsville in 1817.
Henry was elected as a Jackson Republican to the
Eighteenth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian candidate to the
Nineteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1823, until his death in
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577.
History
Early years
The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...
, August 25, 1826. His brother
John Flournoy Henry
John Flournoy Henry (January 17, 1793 – November 12, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born at Scott County, Kentucky, Henry attended Georgetown Academy, Kentucky, and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He g ...
took over his seat until the next election in 1827.
He was interred in Pioneer Cemetery in Hopkinsville.
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1788 births
1826 deaths
People from Scott County, Kentucky
American people of Scottish descent
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
Kentucky lawyers
American military personnel of the War of 1812
People from Kentucky in the War of 1812
Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves