Henry B. Anthony
| Henry Bowen Anthony | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 25, 1875 – February 17, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew H. Carpenter |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Ferry |
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In office March 23, 1869 – January 24, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Wade |
| Succeeded by | Matthew H. Carpenter |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island |
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In office March 4, 1859 – September 2, 1884 |
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| Preceded by | Philip Allen |
| Succeeded by | William P. Sheffield |
| 21st Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office May 1, 1849 – May 6, 1851 |
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| Lieutenant | Thomas Whipple |
| Preceded by | Elisha Harris |
| Succeeded by | Philip Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1815 Coventry, Rhode Island, US |
| Died | September 2, 1884 (aged 69) Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
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Whig Know Nothing Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Aborn Rhodes (1837–1854, her death) |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Politician, Editor |
| Religion | Quaker |
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Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the Providence Journal. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving between 1849 and 1851 as a member of the Whig Party. Near the end of the 1850s, he was elected to the Senate by the Rhode Island Legislature and was re-elected 4 times. He would be twice elected to the Senate's highest post as President pro tempore during the Grant Administration, and served until his death in 1884.
The son of William Anthony and Mary Kennicut Greene, Anthony was born in Rhode Island. He attended Brown University, graduating in 1833 at the age of 18. After his graduation, he went to work as a broker in his brother's cotton products firm, sometimes residing in Savannah, Georgia. He later invested in the firm when his father died in 1845 and earned a substantial income from his investment.
He became editor of the Providence Journal in 1838. In 1840, he was admitted into the partnership, the paper then being published by Knowles, Vose & Anthony until the death of Vose in 1848, when it was continued by Knowles & Anthony until 1863, when it became Knowles, Anthony & Danielson. Anthony also wrote poetry.
As editor of the Journal, Anthony was a conservative, supporting law and order, property requirements for voting, and restrictions on the political power of immigrants. In 1849, and again in 1850, he was elected governor of Rhode Island. As a Whig at the first election he had a majority of 1,556; at the second, fewer than 1,000 votes were cast against him. After declining a third election, he gave himself once more entirely to his editorial work.
In 1855, he traveled in Europe, sending letters with unfavorable observations back to the Journal. On returning, he joined the Know Nothing movement and used the Journal to back its American Party. In Rhode Island, the American Party merged into the Republican Party, and Anthony was elected to the United States Senate as an “American-Republican.”
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