Biography

10/07/1824 - 12/21/1883


HENRY, William, a Representative from Erie County; born, October 7, 1824 in Ireland; tradesman, iron-master; founder, South Erie Iron Works; elected, school director, Erie (1862-1864); elected, burgess, Erie (1864-1869); elected, city council, Erie (1869-1874; president, 1874); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1875, 1876, and 1877 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1878 term; died, December 21, 1883 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania; interred, Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.


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