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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MississippiPatrick HENRY
(1861-1933)
HENRY, Patrick, (nephew of
Patrick Henry [1843-1930]), a Representative from Mississippi; born
near Helena, Phillips County, Ark., February 15, 1861; moved with
his parents to Vicksburg, Miss., in 1865; attended the public
schools and was graduated from the University of Mississippi,
Oxford, Miss.; attended the United States Military Academy; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in
Vicksburg, Miss.; city attorney 1884-1888; member of the State
senate from 1888 until he resigned to become district attorney in
1890; district attorney for the ninth judicial district 1890-1900;
delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896; appointed
circuit judge of the ninth judicial district in 1900 and served
until 1901, when he resigned, having been elected as a Democrat to
the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1902; resumed the
practice of law in Vicksburg, Miss., until his death there on
December 28, 1933; interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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