Charles Lewis Henry (July 1, 1849 – May 2, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1895 to 1899.

Biography

Born in Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana, Henry moved with his parents to

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. He attended the common schools and Asbury (now DePauw) University and graduated from the law department of

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at Bloomington in 1872. He was

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and commenced practice in Pendleton, eventually moving to

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in 1875. He served as a member of the state senate in 1880, 1881, and 1883.

Congress

Henry was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899), but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898.

Later career and death

He was interested in the development and operation of electric interurban railways. Henry is credited with coining the phrase "interurban" (of Latin derivation meaning "between cities"). At the time of his death he was president and receiver of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co., which he had managed for twenty-three years. He died in

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, May 2, 1927 and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Charles Lewis 1849 births 1927 deaths Politicians from Anderson, Indiana Republican Party Indiana state senators Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni DePauw University alumni People from Hancock County, Indiana People from Pendleton, Indiana Burials in Indiana Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana