Henry Wetherby Benchley

Henry Wetherby Benchley

Infobox_Lt_Governor
name= Henry Wetherby Benchley


caption=
order= 22nd
office= Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
term_start= 1856
term_end= 1858
governor= Henry Gardner
predecessor= Simon Brown
successor= Eliphalet Trask
birth_date= February 20, 1822
birth_place= Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
death_date= February 24, 1867
death_place= Houston, Texas
party= Know Nothing
profession=
spouse= Julia Ann Goddard
footnotes=

Henry Wetherby Benchley (February 20, 1822 - February 24, 1867) was an American politician. A state senator and lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, he helped found the Republican Party in the 1850s.

Benchley was allegedly jailed for helping run an Underground Railroad station, and died in Houston, Texas, shortly after founding a small township nearby, Benchley, Texas.

His grandson, Robert Benchley, is a famed humorist.

References

* Billy Altman, "Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley". (New York City: W. W. Norton, 1997. ISBN 0393038335).
* Norris W. Yates, "Robert Benchley". (New York City, Twayne Publishers, 1968.).
* Roger D. Joslyn, "The Benchley-Bensley Family, New England Historical and Genealogical Register". Vol. CXLII No. 565-567 (Jan, Apr 1988, Jul 1988). "New England Historical and Genealogical Society". 21 Apr 2001. [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brons&id=I232]


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