pioneer settler, b. Colchester, Conn. He grew up in New York, and in 1819 moved to Missouri. In 1833 he came to Wisconsin, settling first in Dodgeville, and then in Mineral Point (1834). He was postmaster of Mineral Point (1836-1841), held other local offices, and was sergeant-at-arms for the first territorial assembly at Belmont (1836). His son, WILLIAM TURNER HENRY, b. St. Louis, Mo., served as deputy clerk of the U.S. district court at Mineral Point (1840-1846) and clerk of the court (1846-1849). He later served as secretary of the Mineral Point R.R. (1855-1857), and was city clerk (1857-1861). About 1860 he was licensed to practice law, and in 1861 set up an abstract office, law practice, and banking business which he operated until his death. Henry was several times mayor of Mineral Point, also served as municipal judge, and for several years prior to his death controlled the banking interests of the city and was closely allied with the area's lead mining interests. G. and R. M. Crawford, eds., Memoirs of Iowa Co. (2 vols., n.p. 1913); Mineral Point Tribune, July 5, 1883; Proc. State Bar Assoc. Wis., 3 (1900); WPA field notes.

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