Henry Horn

Henry Horn (1786  January 12, 1862) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Henry Horn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1831  March 3, 1833
Preceded byDaniel H. Miller
Succeeded byHorace Binney
James Harper
Personal details
Born1786 (1786)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 12, 1862(1862-01-12) (aged 75–76)
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
Political partyJacksonian

Biography

Henry Horn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Philadelphia.

Horn was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-third Congress in 1832. He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, and served as collector of customs at Philadelphia from May 12, 1845, until August 4, 1846. He died in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He was interred in Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Henry Horn (id: H000787)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Daniel H. Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

1831–1833
Succeeded by
Horace Binney
James Harper


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