Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-12-24
Death of Hon. Hugh III. Henry.

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occurred at his residence in Chester, on
Saturday night last, probably from APP
oplexy. Some of his family had been
with him in his room during the evening
and retired therefrom at about 10 o'clock.
This is all that is known till Sunday
morning, when he was found dead, hay
ing fallen forward into the fireplace and
on the hearth, his face being considera-
bly, burned. 1t was his custom before
retiring for the night to place his lamp
on the hearth, and it is thought that while
doing this, he was stricken with apo
plexy, and fell forward.
Mr. Henry was not only well known
throughout this State, but had very
large acquaintance with business and
public men abroad, who will learn Of his
sudden death with much surprise and
sorrow.
Hugh Horace Henry was born in Ches-
ter, October IS, 1914, and was therefore
ffty-fve years and two months of age,
at the time of his death. He was a
graduate of Dartmouth College, and
among those with him there were the
Hon. Daniel Clark and Judge Fowler,
of New Hampshire. In early days he
| WOE :. asraeeres IA polit;ss, hut the
formation of the republican party acted
with them, and during the great contest
with slavery in the last fifteen years, was
at all times firm and unfaltering friend
of freedom, and during the war gave lib
orally of his means for the Union cause.
He has held various places of public
trust, and at the time of his death was
| U. S. Marshal for the District of Yer
mont. He was a member of the legisla-
ture first in 1889, and among his col
leagues at that time were, the Hon. Mer-
rift Clarke, Gov. Coolidge, Hon. Asa
Wentworth, (of this place., Hon. o. P.
Chandler, Geo. 7. Hodges and others
He was again member in 1912 and
I1S43, and again in 1851 and 1862 and
in 1864 was elected to the Senate, but
was not reelected the next year, having
ing been appointed u. S. Marshal. He
was a member of the Chicago Convention
of 1860 which nominated Abraham Lin
coin, and in which he and Gov. Curtin
of Pennsylvania Cnow Minister to Rus
sia,) were particular friends and associa
ties.
Mr.. Henry married Miss Henry,
cousin, who died some two years since
and leaves family Of ten children. IL
was a man of ample means, enterprise
public spirited and benevolent. He wa
he oldest railroad President in the Unite'
States having been president of the Val
lev Railroad for nineteen years, and 70
many years director in the Bank
Bellows Falls of this village.
His funeral took place on Tuesda
afternoon from his residence, and wa
very largely attended, delegations bein
present from adjoining towns, and otht
places. Among those present were Gov
> Page and Fletcher and Gen. Stannard, a
50 B. B. smalley and others of the U.
: Court Also his townsman, the veneer
: Bile Nathaniel Fullerton, who has reac
= ed nearly hundred years of age, al
who declined seat offered him when
Q came into the crowded house, and sto
: during the exercises. The pail beare
|, were from among his neighbors al
d townsmen, being Maj. Rounds, H. De-
y ing, R. A. Deming, N. G. Shedd, S.
l. Weston, A. S. Baldwin, G. P. Spauldi
IL and H. H. Ingraham. The obsequ
es were conducted by Mr.. S. III. Leonal
v and the officiating clergymen were h
o. o. Hubbard, Baptist, and Rev. A.
: Flanders of the Episcopal church. A
thus has passed away one of the prof.
- nent and influential men OF Nermo
y and one who will long be remembered
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