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Henry A. Barnhart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 13th district
In office
November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1919
Preceded byAbraham L. Brick
Succeeded byAndrew J. Hickey
Personal details
Born(1858-09-11)September 11, 1858
Twelve Mile, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 1934(1934-03-26) (aged 75)
Rochester, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeThe Mausoleum, Rochester, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materAmboy Academy

Henry A. Barnhart (September 11, 1858 – March 26, 1934) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1908 to 1919.

Biography

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, and businessman. He served as director of the United States Bank Trust Co.. He served as director, Indiana State Prison, 1893. He was also a hospital executive.

Congress

Barnhart was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Abraham 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. He later worked as a lecturer.

Death

He died on March 26, 1934, in Rochester, Indiana. He was interred in the Mausoleum in Rochester.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Preceded byAbraham L. Brick Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 13th congressional district

1908-1919
Succeeded byAndrew J. Hickey
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