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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Rhode IslandHenry Young CRANSTON
(1789-1864)
CRANSTON, Henry Young,
(brother of Robert Bennie Cranston), a Representative from Rhode
Island; born in Newport, R.I., October 9, 1789; attended the public
schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in New Bedford, Mass.;
moved to Newport, R.I., in 1810, and engaged in the commission
business until 1815; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1819
and commenced practice in Newport; clerk of the court of common
pleas 1818-1833; member of the State house of representatives
1827-1843; member and vice president of the convention that framed
the State constitution in 1842; elected as a Law and Order
candidate to the Twenty-eighth Congress; reelected as a Whig to the
Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847); again a member
of the State house of representatives 1847-1854 and served three
years as speaker; died in Newport, R.I., February 12, 1864;
interment in Island Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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