Henry Hawkins (politician)
Henry Hawkins (August 1790 — October 9, 1845) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Rodolphus Hawkins (c. 1758–1847), a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. The family removed about 1791 from Coventry, Connecticut, to Whitestown, New York, and about 1809 to a place in Batavia, located in the area which was separated in 1812 as the Town of Alexander, in Genesee County, New York.
He was an Anti-Masonic member of the New York State Assembly (Genesee Co.) in 1832. In 1834, he was among the founders of Alexander Classical School.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) from 1839 to 1842, sitting in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th New York State Legislatures.
He died of smallpox, and was buried at the Cemetery in the Village of Alexander.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 132f, 141, 212 and 280; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension records
External links
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Isaac Lacey |
New York State Senate Eighth District (Class 4) 1839–1842 |
Succeeded by Harvey Putnam |