List of United States Political Families (H) - The Henrys of Texas and Virginia

The Henrys of Texas and Virginia

• Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1774, Governor of Virginia 1776, Virginia State Senator 1799. Great-great-great-grandfather of Robert L. Henry.
  • Robert L. Henry (1864–1931), Mayor of Texarkana, Texas 1890; U.S. Representative from Texas 1897–1917. Great-great-great-grandson of Patrick Henry.

NOTE: Patrick Henry was also cousin of U.S. Representative Isaac Coles, uncle by marriage of U.S. Representative Francis Preston, grandfather of U.S. Senator William Henry Roane, and granduncle of U.S. Senator William Campbell Preston.