Henry Wetherby Benchley

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Henry Wetherby Benchley
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1856–1858
Governor	Henry Gardner
Preceded by	Simon Brown
Succeeded by	Eliphalet Trask
Personal details
Born	February 20, 1822 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Died	February 24, 1867(1867-02-24) (aged 45) Houston, Texas
Political party	Know Nothing
Spouse(s)	Julia Ann Goddard

Henry Wetherby Benchley (February 20, 1822 – February 24, 1867) was an American politician. A state senator and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of 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, was a famed humorist, and his great-grandson, Nathaniel Benchley, and great-great-grandson, Peter Benchley, were both noted authors.

References

Billy Altman, Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley. (New York City: W. W. Norton, 1997. ISBN 0-393-03833-5).
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 (January, April 1988, July 1988).

Political offices
Preceded by Simon Brown	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1856 – 1858	Succeeded by Eliphalet Trask

v t e Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts

Colony (1629–1686)	Goffe Humphrey T. Dudley Ludlow Bellingham Winthrop T. Dudley Bellingham Endecott Winthrop T. Dudley Endecott T. Dudley Endecott Bellingham Willoughby Leverett Symonds Bradstreet Danforth

Dominion (1686–1689)	Stoughton Nicholson

Province (1692–1776)	Stoughton Povey Tailer Dummer Tailer S. Phips Hutchinson A. Oliver T. Oliver

Commonwealth (since 1776)	T. Cushing B. Lincoln Adams Gill S. Phillips Robbins L. Lincoln Cobb Gray W. Phillips L. Lincoln, Jr. Morton Winthrop Armstrong Hull Childs Reed Cushman Huntington Plunkett Brown Benchley Trask Goodrich Nesmith Hayden Caflin Tucker Talbot Knight Long Weston Ames Brackett Haile Wolcott Crane Bates Guild Draper Frothingham Luce Walsh Barry G. Cushing C. Coolidge Cox Fuller Allen Youngman Bacon Hurley Kelly Cahill Bradford A. Coolidge Sullivan Whittier R. Murphy McLaughin Bellotti Richardson Sargent Dwight O'Neill Kerry E. Murphy Cellucci Swift Healey Murray

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Persondata
Name	Benchley, Henry Wetherby
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 20, 1822
Place of birth	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Date of death	February 24, 1867
Place of death	Houston, Texas

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