Henry Towne Bannon

Republican Representative of Ohio's 10th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

June 5, 1867 (83 years old)

Birthday

September 6, 1950

Death

Served two terms as a U.S. Representative
Grandson of Irish immigrants
Attended Ohio State University and graduated from the University of Michigan
Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1891 and practiced law in Portsmouth, Ohio
Served as prosecuting attorney of Scioto County from 1897 to 1902
Did not seek renomination after his second term in Congress
Served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions multiple times between 1924 and 1940
Held director positions at several banks and a shoe company
Engaged in literary pursuits, writing two popular books on local history
Documented and publicized the Indian Head Rock, a local artifact
Died in Portsmouth, Ohio, and was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery