Henry Comstock

Henry Comstock
Photograph of Comstock
Born
Henry Tompkins Paige Comstock

c. 1820
Wooler, Ontario
DiedSeptember 27, 1870
Bozeman, Montana, US
Resting placeSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana, US
Years active1842-1870
Known forThe first major discovery of silver ore

Henry Tompkins (or Thomas) Paige Comstock (c. 1820–September 27, 1870) was a Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, was named. The Comstock Lode was the richest silver mine in American history.