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 by	Elizur H. Prindle
Succeeded by	John H. Starin
Constituency	19th district (1873–75) 20th district (1875–77)
Personal details
Born	(1813-11-28)November 28, 1813 Greenfield, New York, U.S.
Died	February 20, 1887(1887-02-20) (aged 73) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Greenridge Cemetery
Political party	Republican

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. "The Hon. Henry H. Hathorn died at Saratoga" (PDF). The New York Times. February 21, 1887.
2. Sterngass, Jon (2003). First Resorts: Pursuing Pleasure at Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island. JHU Press. ISBN 0801865867.

General

• United States Congress. "Henry H. Hathorn (id: H000347)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress