Henry A. Barnhart
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Henry A. Barnhart was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
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Born near Twelve Mile, Indiana
, Barnhart attended the common schools, Amboy Academy, and Wabash Normal Training School.
He was a teacher.
Farmer.
Surveyor of Fulton County, Indiana
from 1885 to 1887.
Newspaper publisher.
He served as businessman.
He served as director of the United States Bank Trust Co..
He served as director, Indiana State Prison, 1893.
Hospital executive.
Barnhart was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixtieth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Abram L. Brick.
He was reelected to the Sixty-first
and to the four succeeding Congresses (November 3, 1908-March 3, 1919).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-sixth
Congress in 1918.
Lecturer.
He died on March 26, 1934, in Rochester, Indiana
.
He was interred in the Mausoleum, Rochester, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born near Twelve Mile, Indiana
Twelve mile, Indiana
Twelve Mile is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana. Its name is thought to come from its location that is approximately 12 miles from the cities of Logansport, Peru and Rochester, but this is just an old wives' tale. The town was located on the twelve mile marker of...
, Barnhart attended the common schools, Amboy Academy, and Wabash Normal Training School.
He was a teacher.
Farmer.
Surveyor of Fulton County, Indiana
Fulton County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,511 people, 8,082 households, and 5,738 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 9,123 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
from 1885 to 1887.
Newspaper publisher.
He served as businessman.
He served as director of the United States Bank Trust Co..
He served as director, Indiana State Prison, 1893.
Hospital executive.
Barnhart was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Abram L. Brick.
He was reelected to the Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (November 3, 1908-March 3, 1919).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress in 1918.
Lecturer.
He died on March 26, 1934, in Rochester, Indiana
Rochester, Indiana
Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rochester is located at ....
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He was interred in the Mausoleum, Rochester, Indiana
Rochester, Indiana
Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rochester is located at ....
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