Lewis Henry (June 8, 1885 – July 23, 1941) was a

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member of the

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from New York. Henry was born in Elmira, New York. He graduated from

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in 1909, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society and president of the

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society. He received a law degree from

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in 1911. He was supervisor of Elmira's first ward from 1914 until 1920. He was elected to Congress in 1922 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alanson B. Houghton and served from April 11, 1922, until March 4, 1923. He died in Boston, Massachusetts.

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