Henry C. Miner

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Henry Clay Miner, Congressman from New York

Henry Clay Miner (March 23, 1842 - February 22, 1900) was a theatrical impresario and U.S. Representative from New York.^[1]

Born in New York City, Miner attended the public schools and the American Institute of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He engaged in the drug business. In 1864 became interested in the theatrical business and eventually owned five theaters in New York City and Newark, New Jersey. He served as president of a lithographing company and also publisher of the American Dramatic Directory. For many years president of the Actors' Fund Association.

Miner was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed his theatrical and other business pursuits. He died in New York City February 22, 1900. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Source

↑ "Henry Clay Miner", Vaudeville, old and new, 2007, pp. 766–768, ISBN 978-0-415-93853-2

Henry C. Miner at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Timothy J. Campbell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district March 4, 1895–March 3, 1897	Succeeded by Thomas J. Bradley

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Name	Miner, Henry Clay
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 23, 1842
Place of birth
Date of death	February 22, 1900
Place of death

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