Henry Horn

Henry Horn ( * 1786 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † January 12, 1862 in Flourtown, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Henry Horn attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he started working in Philadelphia in this profession. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party, founded in 1828 by this. In the congressional elections of 1830 he was in the second electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Joseph Hemphill on March 4, 1831. Since he has not been confirmed in 1832, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1833. Since the inauguration of President Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Henry Horn again practiced as a lawyer in Philadelphia. In the years 1845 and 1846 he was head of its customs administration. He died on January 12, 1862 in Flourtown and was buried in Philadelphia.