Henry H. Hathorn
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Henry Harrison Hathorn was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from New York
New York
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Born in Greenfield, New York
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, Hathorn attended the common schools and was graduated from the public schools of Greenfield.
Discoverer of the "Hathorn Mineral Spring".
Sheriff of Saratoga County 1853-1856 and 1862-1865.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Saratoga Springs 1839-1849.
Supervisor of Saratoga Springs 1858, 1860, 1866, and 1867.
He was the owner of Hathorn Spring, was the proprietor of Union Hotel, and the builder of Congress Hall, all in Saratoga Springs.

Hathorn was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
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 and Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
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 Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877).
He again became engaged in the mineral-water business.
He died at Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs, New York
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, February 20, 1887.
He was interred in Greenridge Cemetery.
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