What is Henry Horner?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Henry Horner |image = Henry Horner.jpg |order = 28th [[Governor of Illinois]] |lieutenant = [[Thomas Donovan]],<br/>[[John Henry Stelle]] |term_start = January 9, 1933 |term_end = October 6, 1940 |predecessor = [[Louis L. Emmerson]] |successor = [[John Henry Stelle]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1878|11|30}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, [[U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1940|10|6|1878|11|30}} |death_place = [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]], Illinois, U.S. |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] |residence = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |spouse = |alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]] }} '''Henry Horner''' (November 30, 1878 &ndash; October 6, 1940) was an [[Americans|American]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] politician. He was the 28th Governor of Illinois, serving from January 9, 1933 through October 6, 1940, when he died in office. Horner was the first Jewish governor of Illinois. A park is named after him, Horner Park. Horner was born on November 30, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois.<ref>[https://chicagopolitics.wikidot.com/henry-horner Chicagopolitics supports 1878 birthdate]</ref> He studied at the [[University of Chicago]]. He later came back to Chicago five months later. He died in [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]], Illinois on October 6, 1940, aged 61. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Find a Grave|9348698}} * [http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/Lincolncoll.htm Henry Horner Collection at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402033853/http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/Lincolncoll.htm |date=2009-04-02 }} {{Governors of Illinois}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Henry}} [[Category:1878 births]] [[Category:1940 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Illinois]] [[Category:Jewish American politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Chicago]] [[Category:University of Chicago alumni]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United S