Jno. H. McHenry.
Title
Jno . H . McHenry .
Creator
Levin, H. (editor)
Contributors
Lewis Publishing Company (publisher)
Description
John Hardin McHenry was born near Springfield , Washington County , Kentucky , in 1797 . He was tutored privately , read law and was admitted to the bar in 1818 , starting his practice in Leitchfield , Kentucky , where he also acted as postmaster . He was appointed commonwealth attorney by Governor Adair in 1822 . He moved to Hartford , Kentucky , in 1823 . He was appointed commonwealth attorney for Ohio County by Governor Metcalfe in 1831 and again by Governor Morehead in 1837 . He was elected a member of the state House of Representatives from Ohio County in 1840 . McHenry was elected as a Whig to the U.S . Congress for the period 1845-1847 . He was a member of the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1849 and served as its chairman . He moved to Owensboro , Kentucky , in 1854 , and was sat as judge of the circuit court of several counties in 1854 . He died in Owensboro in 1871and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery .
Subject
Lawyers Legislators Judges Portraits
People Pictured
McHenry, John Hardin
Date Original
1897
Object Type
Book illustrations
Source
28 x 22 cm. b&w plate. Opposite p. 339 in H. Levin, The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1897. In Law Library Rare Book Collection.
Citation Information
Levin, H. The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1897.
Collection
Law Library Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/law/
Digital Publisher
Law Library of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
Format
image/jpeg
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