John Franklin Henry was a preacher, farmer, and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Madison County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885.[1][2]
He was born in Mississippi.[1]
He was lampooned as wanting to exempt Madison County from all laws he does not consider fit.[3]
He served with Samuel W. Lewis in the House and state senator George Harvey as the state senator from Madison County.[4][2]
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- ^ a b "John Franklin Henry – Against All Odds".
- ^ a b "The Legislature of 1884". Mississippian. 13 November 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Legislative lays". The State Ledger. 14 March 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. ISBN 9780404046101.
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