Henry Lutz Cake (October 6, 1827 – August 26, 1899) was a

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member of the

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from

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" ''The Political Graveyard'', 2012.

Early life

Henry L. Cake was born near

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. He attended the common and private schools. He learned the art of printing, and published the ''Pottsville Mining Record'' until the

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American Civil War

Cake entered the

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on April 17, 1861, as a second lieutenant, and was elected colonel of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, in

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, on May 1, 1861. He reorganized the regiment after three months’ service. He commanded the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment from September 23, 1861, to March 12, 1863, when he resigned and settled in Tamaqua,

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Post-war life

Following his resignation from the military, Cake engaged in the mining and shipping of anthracite

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United States House of Representatives

Cake was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the

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during the Forty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870.

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.

References

External links

* Downey, Brian, et al.
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(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