Henry H. Hathorn

Henry Harrison Hathorn (November 28, 1813 – February 20, 1887) was a businessman and Republican U.S. Representative from New York.

Henry Harrison Hathorn
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
New York
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877
Preceded byElizur H. Prindle
Succeeded byJohn H. Starin
Constituency19th district (1873–75)
20th district (1875–77)
Personal details
Born(1813-11-28)November 28, 1813
Greenfield, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 1887(1887-02-20) (aged 73)
Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreenridge Cemetery
Political partyRepublican

Personal

Born in Greenfield, New York, Hathorn attended the common schools and was graduated from the public schools of Greenfield.

He died at Saratoga Springs, New York on February 20, 1887, and was interred in Greenridge Cemetery.

Business career

Hathorn engaged in mercantile pursuits in Saratoga Springs from 1839 to 1849. He discovered and plumbed the "Hathorn Mineral Spring" and was the proprietor of Union Hotel in Saratoga Springs.[1] In 1854 he purchased "Congress Hall" and expanded it, adding another story and a ballroom.[2]

Political career

Hathorn served as Sheriff of Saratoga County from 1853 to 1856 and 1862 to 1865. He was Town Supervisor of Saratoga Springs in 1858, 1860, 1866, and 1867. Hathorn was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877).

References
  1. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/02/21/103140849.pdf
  2. Sterngass, Jon (2003). First Resorts: Pursuing Pleasure at Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island. JHU Press. ISBN 0801865867.
General
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Elizur H. Prindle		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th congressional district
1873–1875		 Succeeded by
William A. Wheeler
Preceded by
David Wilber		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 20th congressional district
1875–1877		 Succeeded by
John H. Starin

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