Henry T. Bannon
Encyclopedia
Henry Towne Bannon was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born near Portsmouth, Ohio
, Bannon attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Ohio
State University
at Columbus in 1885 and 1886, and was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1889.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1891 and practiced in Portsmouth, Ohio
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Scioto County 1897-1902.
Bannon was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-ninth
and Sixtieth
Congresses (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1909).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, and 1940.
He served as a director of the First National Bank, National Bank of Portsmouth, Oak Hill Savings Bank, and the Selby Shoe Co..
He also engaged in literary pursuits.
He died in Portsmouth, Ohio
, September 6, 1950.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born near Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
, Bannon attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
State University
State university
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at Columbus in 1885 and 1886, and was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1889.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1891 and practiced in Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Scioto County 1897-1902.
Bannon was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
and Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congresses (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1909).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, and 1940.
He served as a director of the First National Bank, National Bank of Portsmouth, Oak Hill Savings Bank, and the Selby Shoe Co..
He also engaged in literary pursuits.
He died in Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
, September 6, 1950.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.
External links
- Henry T. Bannon at Find-A-Grave