John G. McHenry

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File:John Geiser McHenry (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Frontispiece of 1913's Late a Representative

John Geiser McHenry (April 26, 1868 – December 27, 1912) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

John G. McHenry was born in Benton Township, Pennsylvania on April 26, 1868.Template:Sfn He attended the public schools and Orangeville Academy.Template:Sfn He became a successful farmer, banker and distiller.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn He was the organizer of the Grange national banks throughout Pennsylvania.Template:Sfn From 1897 to 1898 he served as chairman of the Columbia County Democratic Committee.Template:Sfn

McHenry was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses.Template:Sfn He had been in failing health throughout 1912, and had not been a candidate for reelection.Template:Sfn He was serving his final term when he died in Benton, Pennsylvania on December 27, 1912.Template:Sfn Interment in Benton Cemetery.Template:Sfn

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