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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaThomas Jefferson HENLEY
(1808-1875)
HENLEY, Thomas Jefferson,
(father of Barclay Henley), a Representative from Indiana; born in
Richmond, Ind., June 18, 1808; attended Indiana University at
Bloomington; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828; engaged
in banking; member of the State house of representatives 1832-1842
and served as speaker in 1840; elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4,
1843-March 3, 1849); chairman, Committee on Patents (Twenty-eighth
and Twenty-ninth Congresses); moved to California in 1849 and
engaged in banking in Sacramento; member of the first State house
of representatives 1851-1853; superintendent of Indian affairs of
California 1855-1858; postmaster of San Francisco 1860-1864; died
in Mendocino County, Calif., May 1, 1875; interment in Santa Rosa
Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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