Henry S. Geyer

Henry S. Geyer
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byThomas Hart Benton
Succeeded byTrusten Polk
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office
1820-1824
1834-1835
Personal details
Born
Henry Sheffie Geyer

(1790-12-09)December 9, 1790
Frederick, Maryland
DiedMarch 5, 1859(1859-03-05) (aged 68)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyWhig, Opposition
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1813-1815
RankFirst Lieutenant
Unit36th Regiment-Maryland Infantry
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Henry Sheffie Geyer (December 9, 1790 – March 5, 1859) was a politician, lawyer, and soldier from Missouri. Born in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of John Geyer, saddler of Frederick Town.[1] Geyer was of German descent, his father having come from Prussia.[2]

  1. ^ Scharf, John Thomas (2003). History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men, Volume 1. Genealogical Publishing Co.
  2. ^ Bay, William Van Ness (1878). Reminiscences of the Bench and Bar of Missouri: With an Appendix, Containing Biographical Sketches of Nearly All of the Judges and Lawyers who Have Passed Away, Together with Many Interesting and Valuable Letters Never Before Published of Washington, Jefferson, Burr, Granger, Clinton, and Others, Some of which Throw Additional Light Upon the Famous Burr Conspiracy. St. Louis, Missouri: F.H. Thomas and Company.