Henry Bedinger
Henry Bedinger III | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 | |
Preceded by | William Lucas |
Succeeded by | Richard Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), US | February 3, 1812
Died | November 26, 1858 Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), US | (aged 46)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Rust Bedinger Caroline Lawrence Bedinger |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Henry Bedinger III (February 3, 1812 – November 26, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and diplomat from Virginia. He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger.
Biography[]
Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), Bedinger attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing practice in Shepherdstown. He moved to Charlestown, Virginia and continued practicing law there before being elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1844, serving from 1845 to 1849. After being unsuccessful for reelection, Bedinger resumed practicing law. He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce Chargé d'Affaires and later Minister to Denmark, serving from 1853 to 1858. He died of pneumonia a few months after his resignation in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on November 26, 1858 and was interred there in Elmwood Cemetery.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Henry Bedinger (id: B000302)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Henry Bedinger at Find a Grave
- Photos and Information on Bedinger's family
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- 1858 deaths
- Ambassadors of the United States to Denmark
- Bedinger family
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Infectious disease deaths in West Virginia
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- People from Charles Town, West Virginia
- People from Shepherdstown, West Virginia
- Virginia Democrats
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- 19th-century American diplomats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
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