Henry F. Naphen

Henry Francis Naphen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded bySamuel J. Barrows
Succeeded byWilliam S. McNary
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate from the Fifth Suffolk District[1]
In office
1885–1886
Member of the Boston School Committee
In office
1882 – January 1886[2]
Personal details
Born(1852-08-14)August 14, 1852
Ireland
DiedJune 8, 1905(1905-06-08) (aged 52)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMargaret A. Drummey
Alma materHarvard University
Boston University School of Law
ProfessionAttorney

Henry Francis Naphen (August 14, 1852 – June 8, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Ireland (then a part of the U.K.), to John and Jane (Henry) Naphen,[3] Naphen immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and also attended the public schools. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1878. He attended the Boston University Law School. He was admitted to the bar at Suffolk County in November 1879 and commenced practice in Boston.

  1. ^ Pell, Edward Leigh (1901). A Memorial Volume of American History: McKinley and Men of Our Times, Together with the Great Questions with which They Have Been Identified and which are Still Pressing for Solution. Historical Society of America. p. 492. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ School Committee of the City of Boston (1884), Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston 1883, Boston, MA: Geo. C. Rand & Avery, p. 245
  3. ^ Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 191