Barclay Henley (March 17, 1843 – February 15, 1914) was an attorney and politician who served two terms as

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from

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from 1883 to 1887.

Biography

Henley was born in

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, and was the son of Thomas J. Henley. He moved with his parents to

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in 1853 and returned to

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in 1858 to attend

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. He returned to San Francisco in 1861 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in

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. Henley was a member of the State assembly in 1869 and 1870. He was the

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of Sonoma County in 1875 and 1876. He was elected as a

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to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 -March 3, 1887). He again settled in San Francisco and continued the practice of law until his death in that city in 1914. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the Santa Rosa Cemetery, Santa Rosa, California.

References

1843 births 1914 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California Politicians from San Francisco People from Charlestown, Indiana Hanover College alumni People from Santa Rosa, California 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{LouisvilleMSA-stub