Henry Vail

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Henry Vail (1782 – June 25, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born near Millbrook, New York, Vail received a limited schooling. He engaged in the retail mercantile business 1806-1815 and in wholesale mercantile pursuits 1815–1832.

Vail was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits in Troy, New York, and died there June 25, 1853. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

Source

Henry Vail at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
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Name	Vail, Henry
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1782
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Date of death	June 25, 1853
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