Life span: 04/14/1823 to 12/06/1883TabsLife SummaryFull name: Alexander HenryPlace of Birth: Philadelphia, PABurial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: John Snowden Henry (father), Elizabeth Bayard Henry (mother), Elizabeth S. Paul (wife)Education: Princeton (College of New Jersey)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: Local government Events Date span begin Life span End Event 12/13/1860 12/13/1860 In Philadelphia, a speech by visiting abolitionist is postponed due to threats of violence 12/13/1860 12/13/1860 Mass meeting in Philadelphia's Independence Square endorses the Union and conciliation with South 12/15/1860 12/15/1860 Philadelphia's mayor instructed to transmit recent city resolutions for conciliation to South Carolina 04/15/1861 04/15/1861 In Philadelphia, angry crowds threaten the offices of the city's southern-based newspaper 04/16/1861 04/16/1861 In Philadelphia, Mayor Alexander proclaims both against treason and popular disorder in the city 04/18/1861 04/18/1861 The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment arrives in Philadelphia on its way to Washington DC, via Baltimore 06/16/1861 06/16/1861 Philadelphia man arrested on a charge of inciting riot then freed on First Amendment grounds 06/19/1861 06/19/1861 The Philadelphia press reports that more than ten thousand Philadelphians are now in the field 09/09/1861 09/09/1861 Near New York City, the desertion of an entire company from the New York Rifles ends in a firefight 06/07/1864 06/07/1864 The combined Sanitary Fair of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware opens in Philadelphia 06/10/1865 06/10/1865 In a rainy Philadelphia, General George Meade leads Philadelphia's veterans in a welcome home parade Documents Images Alexander Henry, 1859 Alexander Henry, 1859, detail Bibliography
