Thomas Jefferson Henley (June 18, 1808 – May 1, 1875) was a

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from

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, father of Barclay Henley. Born in

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, Henley attended

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at Bloomington. He studied law and was

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in 1828 and commenced practice in

. He also engaged in banking. He served as member of the State house of representatives between 1832-1842 and served as speaker in 1840. Henley was elected as a

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to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849). He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses). He moved to

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in 1849 and engaged in banking in Sacramento. He was an unsuccessful candidate for

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, then served as a member of the first State Assembly between 1851 and 1853. He then served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs of California between 1855–1858, during which time he oversaw and instigated the Round Valley Settler Massacres of 1856–1859. His last job was as the postmaster of San Francisco between 1860-1864. Henley died in Mendocino County, California. He was interred in Valley View Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henley, Thomas Jefferson 1808 births 1875 deaths People from Richmond, Indiana Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly