Hugh H. Henry

Hugh H. Henry (October 13, 1814 – December 18, 1869) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician from Vermont.

[1] With the rest of the state's delegation, Henry supported Jacob Collamer for president on the first ballot as a favorite son.

[1][5] During his term, the Fenian Brotherhood, an organization of Irish Republicans, attempted to attack the British dominion of Canada from staging areas in Vermont.

[1] Henry took steps to prevent the Fenians from receiving weapons or traveling to Canada, and later oversaw their dispersal and departure from the state.

[1] His funeral was held at his home and was attended by prominent Vermonters including Judge David Allen Smalley and General George J.

[1] They were the parents of ten children -- Mary, Hugh, Martha D., Julia, Clark, Charles F., Arthur H., Patrick, William and Sarah E.[2]