{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Henry Lockney | image = Henry Lockney.png | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1874|10|26}} | birth_place = Muskego, Wisconsin | death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|12|21|1874|10|26}} | death_place = Waukesha, Wisconsin | resting_place = | other_names = | occupation = Lawyer, politician | spouse = | children = | awards = | education = | party = Republican | office = Member of the Wisconsin State Senate | constituency = District 33 | term_start = 1909 | term_end = 1913 }}
'''Henry Lockney''' (October 26, 1874 – December 21, 1944) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.
==Biography== Born on a farm, near the community of Tess Corners, in the town of Muskego, Wisconsin, Lockney moved with his parents to Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1880. He went to the Waukesha public schools and then graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1897. In 1898, Lockney was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. Lockney practiced law in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He served a Waukesha County, Wisconsin court commissioner. In 1902, Lockney was elected Waukesha City Attorney. He also served as Waukesha County District Attorney. Lockney served as Waukesha Library commissioner and was secretary of the library board. He was involved in the Republican Party. From 1909 to 1913, Lockney served in the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1939, Lockney was appointed Wisconsin Circuit Court judge and was defeated for re-election in the Wisconsin Spring Election of 1940. Lockney died in a hospital in Waukesha, Wisconsin of a heart ailment.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1105 |chapter=Biographical Sketches |title=Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |year=1909 |publisher=State of Wisconsin |page=1105 |accessdate=2020-07-01 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54562376/death-claims-henry-lockney-here-today/ |title=Death Claims Henry Lockney Here Today |newspaper=Waukesha Freeman |page=2 |date=1944-12-27 |access-date=2020-07-01 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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