Henry Hollis Horton
| Henry H. Horton | |
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| 36th Governor of Tennessee | |
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In office October 3, 1927 – January 17, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Austin Peay |
| Succeeded by | Hill McAlister |
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Speaker of the Tennessee Senate |
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In office 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Lucius D. Hill |
| Succeeded by | Sam R. Bratton |
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February 17, 1866 Princeton, Alabama |
| Died | July 2, 1934 (aged 68) Marshall County, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Wilhoite Cemetery Chapel Hill, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Adeline Wilhoite (m. 1896) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
Henry Hollis Horton (February 17, 1866 – July 2, 1934) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1927 to 1933. He was elevated to the position when Governor Austin Peay died in office, and as Speaker of the Tennessee Senate, he was first in the line of succession. He was subsequently elected to two full terms. His tenure as governor was marred by a scandal involving the collapse of the financial empires of his political allies, Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell.
Horton was born in the Princeton community of Jackson County, Alabama, one of twelve children of Henry Hollis Horton, a Baptist minister, and Anne (Moore) Horton. He attended Scottsboro Academy in Scottsboro, Alabama, before graduating from Winchester College in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1888. He moved to Hillsboro, Texas, to teach school, but returned to Tennessee after about a year. He attended the University of the South in Sewanee in the early 1890s.
Horton was admitted to the bar in 1894, and practiced law in Franklin County. He held various local offices, including school director and election commissioner, and worked as director of the Home Bank of Winchester. He represented Franklin County for one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives, from 1907 to 1909. He was a supporter of prohibition.
In 1911, Horton moved to Marshall County, Tennessee, where he operated a farm and mill that had been established by his in-laws, the Wilhoites, on the Duck River near Chapel Hill.
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