John H. McHenry

John Hardin McHenry (* October 13, 1797 in Springfield, Kentucky, † November 1, 1871 in Owensboro, Kentucky ) was an American politician. From 1845 to 1847 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John McHenry enjoyed a private school education. After a subsequent law degree in 1818 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in Leitchfield in this profession. In this community, he was appointed in October 1819 and the post holder. McHenry was also a member of the militia of Kentucky. In 1821 he reached the rank of Major and until 1837 he was promoted to colonel. In the years 1822, 1831 and 1837, he was district attorney. In 1823 he moved to Hartford.

Politically, McHenry closed in the 1830s to the Whig party. In 1840 he sat as MP for the Ohio County in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. In the same year, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress yet. In 1843 he was a board member of the Transylvania University. In the congressional elections of 1844 he was in the second electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Willis Green on March 4, 1845. Two years later he was nominated by his party for another term of office. McHenry but withdrew his candidacy on the eve of the election. Thus he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1847. This was determined by the events of the Mexican-American War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives McHenry practiced as a lawyer again. In 1849 he was a member and chairman of a conference to revise the Constitution of Kentucky. In 1854 he moved to Owensboro. In the following years he worked as a judge at various district courts. John McHenry, died on November 1, 1871 in Owensboro. His son Henry D. McHenry (1826-1890) was from 1871 to 1873 also Congressman for Kentucky.