Henry P. Alexander
Henry Porteous Alexander was an American banker and politician who served one term in the United States House of Representatives, representing New York.
Biography
Born in Little Falls, New York, Alexander was the son of William and Catherine Mary Porteous Alexander and attended the public schools.Career
Alexander engaged in mercantile pursuits as well as banking. He served as president of the village of Little Falls in 1834 and 1835. Becoming president of the Herkimer County Bank at Little Falls in 1839, he served in that capacity until his death. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1846 to the 30th [United States Congress|Thirtieth] Congress.Elected as a Whig to the 31st United [States Congress|Thirty-first] Congress, Alexander represented the seventeenth district of New York from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress, and resumed his former business pursuits.