Henry Harrison Bingham | |
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Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
In office March 6, 1900 – March 22, 1912 | |
Preceded by | Alfred C. Harmer |
Succeeded by | John Dalzell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1879 – March 22, 1912 | |
Preceded by | Chapman Freeman |
Succeeded by | William Scott Vare |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 4, 1841
Died | March 22, 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 70)
Alma mater | Washington and Jefferson College (LLD) |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1862–1866 |
Rank | Major Brevet Brigadier General |
Unit | 140th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry |
Battles/wars | |
Henry Harrison Bingham (December 4, 1841 – March 22, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1879 to 1912. He was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, fought in some of the key battles of the war and received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness.