# Henry W. Dwight

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American politician

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Henry W. Dwight Portrait of Henry W. Dwight by John Trumbull, 1827. Yale University Art Gallery Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1831 Preceded by Henry Shaw Succeeded by George N. Briggs Constituency 7th district (1821–1823) 9th district (1823–1831) Personal details Born (1788-02-26)February 26, 1788 Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Died February 21, 1845(1845-02-21) (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S. Party Federalist National Republican Alma mater Williams College Occupation Lawyer

**Henry Williams Dwight** (February 26, 1788 – February 21, 1845) was a lawyer and politician who became [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

## Life

Born February 26, 1788 in [Stockbridge, Massachusetts](/source/Stockbridge%2C_Massachusetts), his father was also named Henry Williams Dwight (1757–1804) and mother was Abigail Welles (1763–1840). His grandfather was [Joseph Dwight](/source/Joseph_Dwight) (1703–1765), and mother traced her ancestry to [Thomas Welles](/source/Thomas_Welles) (1590–1659).[1] Dwight was a trustee of [Williams College](/source/Williams_College) in [Williamstown, Massachusetts](/source/Williamstown%2C_Massachusetts) from 1829-1837. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1809 and practiced in Stockbridge. During the [War of 1812](/source/War_of_1812) Dwight served as aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel on the staff of General Whiton, and kept the title colonel for the rest of his life. He served as member of the Massachusetts State house of representatives in 1818.

Dwight was elected as a [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party_(United_States)) to the [Seventeenth](/source/17th_United_States_Congress) Congress starting on March 4, 1821. He was reelected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the [Eighteenth](/source/18th_United_States_Congress) Congress.

Dwight was elected as an Adams candidate to the [Nineteenth](/source/19th_United_States_Congress) and [Twentieth](/source/20th_United_States_Congress) Congresses. Dwight was reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the [Twenty-first](/source/21st_United_States_Congress) Congress until March 3, 1831. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830 to the [Twenty-second](/source/22nd_United_States_Congress) Congress. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1834.[2]

He received an honorary degree from William College, and as a trustee nominated [Mark Hopkins](/source/Mark_Hopkins_(educator)) as a replacement professor in 1830.[1] He bred purebred sheep, horses, and cattle. He married Frances Fowler (1797–after 1874) on November 10, 1824. They had one daughter who died young, and two sons. Henry Williams Dwight, 3rd was born September 23, 1825, and died May 16, 1861. James Fowler Dwight was born January 30, 1830, joined the Union Army in the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) and rose to rank of colonel. Dwight died in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) on February 21, 1845. He was interred in Stockbridge Cemetery, [Stockbridge, Massachusetts](/source/Stockbridge%2C_Massachusetts).[1]

## See also

- [New England Dwight family](/source/New_England_Dwight_family)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dwight_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dwight_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dwight_1-2) [Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight](/source/Benjamin_Woodbridge_Dwight) (1874). [*The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ghcfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA750). Vol. 2. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. pp. 750–754.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** United States Congress. ["Henry W. Dwight (id: D000579)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000579). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Henry Shaw Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Succeeded by Samuel C. Allen Preceded by John Reed, Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1831 Succeeded by George N. Briggs

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