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American politician
Robert Pryor Henry
Sign in front of the McCracken, Kentucky Courthouse (in Paducah, Kentucky) commemorating early members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region). The "First District" in the title actually changed over time. It refers to the Jackson Purchase, which was in the 5th district from 1819 to 1823, the 12th district until 1833, and then the 1st district until the end of the sign's lineage in 1855.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1823 – August 25, 1826
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byJohn Flournoy Henry
Personal details
BornNovember 24, 1788
Henrys Mills, Kentucky
DiedAugust 25, 1826(1826-08-25) (aged 37)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Political partyJackson Republican
EducationTransylvania College
Military service
Allegiance United States
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Robert Pryor Henry (November 24, 1788 – August 25, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Henrys Mills, Kentucky (then a part of Virginia), Henry pursued classical studies and was graduated from Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Georgetown, Kentucky. He owned slaves. He served as prosecuting attorney in 1819. He served in the War of 1812. He moved to Hopkinsville in 1817.

Henry was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Nineteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1823, until his death in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, August 25, 1826. His brother John Flournoy Henry took over his seat until the next election in 1827. He was interred in Pioneer Cemetery in Hopkinsville.

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References

  1. "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-06

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byDistrict created Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 12th congressional district
1823–1826 (obsolete district) 		Succeeded byJohn F. Henry
Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 18th–19th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)
18th Senate: ▌R. M. Johnson (DR) · ▌I. Talbot (DR) House:
19th Senate: ▌R. M. Johnson (J) · ▌J. Rowan (J) House:
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