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Guy Vernor Henry

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1839-1899)
Person Human Q3672653

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 9, 1839
Date of death
October 27, 1899
Place of birth
Fort Smith
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
politician, soldier, Brigadegeneral, governor
Position held
Governor of Puerto Rico[14]
Educated at
United States Military Academy[15]
Award received
Medal of Honor[16]
Father
William S Henry[10]
Mother
Arietta Livingston Henry[11]
Child
Guy Henry[12]
Allegiance
United States[24]
Date of burial or cremation
October 30, 1899[25]
Family name
Henry[21]
Generational suffix
L252248-F2
Given name
Guy, Vernor[22][23]
Military branch
United States Army[18]
Military, police or special rank
general[19]
Participated in conflict
Spanish–American War[20]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000034950451
VIAF cluster ID
14002388
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94068555
GND ID
1198290293
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Guy V. Henry.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0401128
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/91202
Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient ID
guy-v-henry
Cullum number
1914
FAST ID
342384
Find a Grave memorial ID
7837313
Freebase ID
/m/036r_l
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Geni profile ID
6000000008110312423
Hall of Valor ID
1187
J9U entity ID
987007375992205171
Open Library ID
OL2400019A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
109060
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095930973
Political Graveyard politician ID
henry.html#227.53.36
Prabook ID
2324710
SNAC ARK ID
w6g454dg
WikiTree person ID
Henry-3728
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrrvcxc9GVmqrRMGm3mh3
Yale LUX ID
person/795021c6-3139-4a7c-8134-e0c232440bcf

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, soldier
Allegiance 1
United States
Award received 1
Medal of Honor
Child 1
Guy Henry
Children (paternal) 1
Guy Henry
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
United States Military Academy
Family name 1
Henry
Given name 1
Guy
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Participated in conflict 1
Spanish–American War
Place of birth 1
Fort Smith
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Position held 1
Governor of Puerto Rico
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Guy Vernor Henry was born on March 9, 1839[1], in Fort Smith[2]. He died on October 27, 1899[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], soldier[6], Brigadegeneral[7], and governor[8].

FAQs

Where was Guy Vernor Henry born?

Guy Vernor Henry was born in Fort Smith[2].

Where did Guy Vernor Henry die?

Guy Vernor Henry passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Guy Vernor Henry's parents?

Guy Vernor Henry's father was William S Henry[10]. Guy Vernor Henry's mother was Arietta Livingston Henry[11].

What did Guy Vernor Henry do for work?

Guy Vernor Henry worked as a politician[5], soldier[6], Brigadegeneral[7], and governor[8].

Where did Guy Vernor Henry go to school?

Guy Vernor Henry was educated at United States Military Academy[15].

What awards did Guy Vernor Henry receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor[16].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . proquest.com. proquest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, soldier, Brigadegeneral +1
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  3. 25w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Place of birth → Fort Smith
    Position held → Governor of Puerto Rico
    Allegiance → United States
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