henry, riggs, rathbone, father, henry, rathbone, february, 1870, july, 1928, congressman, from, illinois, member, house, representatives, from, illinois, large, districtin, office, march, 1923, july, 1928preceded, bywinnifred, sprague, mason, hucksucceeded, by. For his father see Henry Rathbone Henry Riggs Rathbone February 12 1870 July 15 1928 was a congressman from Illinois Henry Riggs RathboneMember of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s at large districtIn office March 4 1923 July 15 1928Preceded byWinnifred Sprague Mason HuckSucceeded byRuth Hanna McCormickPersonal detailsBorn 1870 02 12 February 12 1870Washington D C DiedJuly 15 1928 1928 07 15 aged 58 Chicago IllinoisPolitical partyRepublicanEducationYale University University of WisconsinProfessionPolitician LawyerRathbone was born in Washington D C to Brevet Colonel Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara Rathbone nee Harris while engaged the couple had been guests in the presidential box when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14 1865 He moved to Hanover Germany with his family in 1882 The next year his father murdered his mother and tried to kill himself then was admitted to an asylum for the criminally insane in Hildesheim Henry and his siblings were returned to the United States to be raised by their uncle William Harris Rathbone graduated from Phillips Academy in 1888 from Yale University in 1892 and from the Law Department at the University of Wisconsin in 1894 after which he commenced practicing law in Chicago Rathbone later became involved in politics He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916 which nominated Charles Evans Hughes for the presidency He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1922 and served from 1923 until his death in 1928 Rathbone served one year as President of the Illinois State Society of Washington DC until his death in 1928 He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago See also EditList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 49 External links Edit Media related to Henry Riggs Rathbone at Wikimedia CommonsUnited States Congress Henry Riggs Rathbone id R000068 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Works by or about Henry Riggs Rathbone at Internet Archive Henry Riggs Rathbone at Find a GraveU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWinnifred Sprague Mason Huck Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s at large congressional districtMarch 4 1923 July 15 1928 Succeeded byRuth Hanna McCormick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Riggs Rathbone amp oldid 1096474048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
