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Alexander, Henry Porteous
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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Henry Porteous Alexander |
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Little Falls, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 13, 1801
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| Died | February 22, 1867
(65 years)
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| Contributor | Magical Horse |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | ALEXANDER, Henry Porteous, a Representative from New York; born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y., September 13, 1801; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Little Falls; also engaged in banking; president of the village of Little Falls in 1834 and 1835; became president of the Herkimer County Bank at Little Falls in 1839 and served until his death; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Little Falls, N.Y., February 22, 1867; interment in Church Street Cemetery.
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