The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-04
HON. HUGH HENRY
Of CHEsTE R DEAD
IN HIS 81sT YEAR
One Of the Original Trustees Of
Vermont Soldiers Home
PRESIDENT SINCE 1890
Represented Native Town in Five Leg.
islatures and Held Many I'm
porsant Offices
PRESIDENT SINCE 1890

Hugh Henry died about l:3O p. m
Feb 8, at his home in Chester.
Hugh Henry was born in Chester,
March 21, 1888, son OF Hugh H and
Sarah H Henry He was educated at
Chester academy, Westminster
academy and Deerfield, Mass, acade-
my. He s udied Jaw with Luther
Adams, North Chester, Fad with
Converse and French, Woodstock,
Verne mt. He was admitted to tn
bar. May 1852. In September 1852
he enlisted as private, Co. K, 10th VT.
Vols, was promoted to @. NJ. sergeant
and then TO lieutenant Co. L.; was
discharged Aug 10, 1868, at the expir
alton OF his term of service. He re-
sumed the study of law at Woods tock
In Converse & French's cffice, eX-
pec:ing that another reg ment, the
18th Vermont would be raised, In
which event he had the prom Sc o:
Gen. Holbrook OF q inalo:s s commits
sion This regiment was never
raised, however, and after week or
two in Converse & French's Office, he
went for day or wo To assist his
Uncle Gilman Henry in the U. S.
provost marsha s Office, and at Ii s
solicitation kept extending the time
until he had remain d there over a
year. In 1865 he came to Chester
and opened law office.
He represented Chester in H.
Vermont Legislature 1870, 1872, 1874,
1875 and 1884, and as county senator
In 1880.
He was appoined probate judge for
the district of Windsor, Dec 1884, and
held the Office by successive election
until June, 1898, when he resigned to
accept the posi- ion of pension agent
at Concord, N. H. He held the office
CT u s. pension agent at Concord. N.
H., from July 1, 1898 to July /. 1906.
He was a director Of the Nationa,
Bank OF Bellows Falls since January
1873, and president Of that bank from
Nov. IL, 1908 to time of resigna ion,
March 13, 1918 He has been trus-
tee OF Bellows Falls Savings lnstitu-
tion since January, 1887.
Since 1888. he was director of the
Vermont Valley railroad, and vice
president since 1909.
He was trustee OF the Whiting H.
brary, Chester since l.. was ineorpor-
ated in 1888 and until his death.
He was a member of the board of
Trustees OF Vermont sold 'ers home
since its incorporation in 1884; pres :
dent of board of trustees since July
1890; and chairman in charge of the
disbursement of State appropria ions
In aid of veterans and their widows
since 1910.
He was department commander, de-
partment of Vermont, G. A. r., In
1892; president of Vermont Officers
Reunion society in 1908; and ef the
Amer can Loyal Legion, Vermont
commandry in 1910.
Hugh Henry was married to Emma
J. Ordway January 8, 1872 She died
in 1872. May l, 1873, he MARI
Alice Ordway. who survives him wi h
his two chi dren, Emma C. Ha'yey.
born 1875, and Hugh II. Henry. born
1883.
The above paragraphs are the
crowded record OF a very busy honor
ed and distinguished life 1t remains
only to say few words Of more i'll
innate and personal nature regarding
one who was universally esteemed
In Mr.. Henry. Chester has los. her
most conspicuous, and sure y one OF
her nest honored citizens. So lore
and intimately had he been iden flied
with the village in which he lived
that to think of the one was to recall
the other; and it is safe to affirm
hat to those outside the town he was
better known than any other resilient
O: Chester Not only hia long and
efficient public service, but certain
distinct on of manner that was who ly
un ouched by any trace of affectation
made him a readily observed and un
forgettable person That white
haired figure in the frock coat will he
sadly missed from our village stre1ts
Mr.. Henry might be descr bed as 9
gentleman of the old school, which is
only another way Of saying that lie
stood for finer courtesies and gen lei
manners than are cften to be fount
among the people of this brusquel
generation. To be sure he coult
speak his mind, and very often d d t
good purpose, but ho was quite in
capable OF any rudeness. He had tht
innate integrity of all fine sou s. HI