Scrapbooks dealing with national and state politics, of the period 1932-1940.
Related Entities
There are 1 Entities related to this resource.
Horner, Henry, 1878-1940
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p090bx (person)
Henry Horner (November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Illinois from January 1933 until his death. He was the first Jewish governor. Born Henry Levy in Chicago, he assumed his mother's surname of Horner following his parents divorced. After attending the University of Chicago, he earned an LL.B. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law. After establishing a legal career in Chicago, Horner ent...