Henry B. Anthony
(1815-1884)
United States journalist and politician
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Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the Providence Journal. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving between 1849 and 1851 as a member of the Whig Party. Near the end of the 1850s, he was elected to the Senate by the Rhode Island Legislature and was re-elected 4 times. He would be twice elected to the Senate's highest post as President pro tempore during the Grant Administration, and served until his death in 1884.
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1 April 1815 Coventry, Rhode Island, U.S.
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2 September 1884 (aged 69) Providence, Rhode Island, US
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