Henry A. Barnhart

Henry A. Barnhart (* September 11, 1858 in Twelve Mile, Cass County, Indiana, † March 26, 1934 in Rochester, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1908 and 1919 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Henry Barnhart attended the common schools and the Amboy Academy and the Wabash Normal Training School. In the following years he worked as a teacher and farmer. Between 1885 and 1887 he headed the land surveying in Fulton County. After that, he worked in various other industries. He published a newspaper and was director of the United States Bank Trust Co. He also worked at the hospital administrations. In 1893, he led the state penitentiary of Indiana.

Politically Barnhart was a member of the Democratic Party. After the death of Mr Abraham L. Brick, he was at the due election for the 13 seats of Indiana as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on November 3, 1908. After four elections he could remain until March 3, 1919 at the Congress. In this time of the First World War fell. In 1913, the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution were ratified.

In 1918, Henry Barnhart defeated Republican Andrew J. Hickey. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, he retired from politics. In the following years he worked as a lecturer. He died on March 26, 1934 in Rochester.