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Henry, John 1812-1829
Naval officer; born Sept. 28, 1731; joined the British navy about 1744; was promoted captain for bravery at Mud Island, in the Delaware.
He was with the British fleet which in May, 1778, destroyed the frigates Washington, Effingham, and others, besides twenty-three brigs and nine merchantmen; was promoted admiral in 1804.
He died in Kent, England, Aug. 6, 1829.
Adventurer; born in Ireland; became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
He produced a temporary excitement in 1812 by disclosures concerning a plot for the destruction of the Union.
According to his story, he purchased an estate in Vermont, near the Canada frontier, and there studied law for five years, and amused himself by writing articles against republican institutions, which he detested.
These essays at length attracted the attention of the governor of Canada (Sir J. H. Craig), who invited him to Montreal, from which he sent him on a mission to Boston early in 1809.
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