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Harry A. Hanbury

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Harry A. Hanbury
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byBertram T. Clayton
Succeeded byFrank E. Wilson
Personal details
Born
Harry Alfred Hanbury

(1863-01-01)January 1, 1863
Bristol, England
DiedAugust 22, 1940(1940-08-22) (aged 77)
Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

Harry Alfred Hanbury (January 1, 1863 – August 22, 1940) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Hanbury was born in Bristol, England and immigrated to the United States with his parents at an early age. He attended the public schools and graduated from the Boys' High School in New York City. He entered mercantile life and established ironworks. He served as delegate to State conventions in 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1906, and 1914.

Hanbury was elected as a Republican to the 57th United States Congress(March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). United States shipping commissioner, port of New York, from March 1903 to November 1909. He established a foundry and machine works in Brooklyn, New York. He engaged in mechanical engineering and ship reconstruction in Brooklyn, New York. He died in Methuen, Massachusetts, on August 22, 1940. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

  • United States Congress. "Harry A. Hanbury (id: H000143)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th congressional district

1901–1903
Succeeded by