Pat Henry (politician)

For other people named Pat Henry, see Pat Henry (disambiguation).

For other people named Patrick Henry, see Patrick Henry (disambiguation).

Patrick Stevens Henry (February 15, 1861 – December 28, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1901 to 1903.

He is the nephew of Patrick Henry, who had represented a different Mississippi congressional district prior to him being elected.

Biography

Born near Helena, Arkansas, Henry moved with his parents to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1865. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi. He attended the United States Military Academy.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882, and commenced practice in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Political career

Henry served as city attorney 1884–1888, and served as member of the State senate from 1888 until he resigned to become district attorney in 1890. He served as district attorney for the ninth judicial district 1890–1900. In 1896 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He was 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). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1902.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in Vicksburg, Mississippi, until his death there on December 28, 1933. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Pat Henry (id: H000513)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.