Henry (Levy) Horner (1878 - 1940)

Born 30 Nov 1878 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Oct 1940 at age 61 in Winnetka, Cook, Illinois, United States

Preceded by 27th Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson

Henry Horner 28th Governor of Illinois 1933-1940

Succeeded by 29th Governor John Henry Stelle

Biography

Henry (Levy) Horner is Notable.

Henry (Levy) Horner has Jewish Roots.

Birth of Henry Levy, 30 Nov 1878; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. Son of Solomon Abraham Levy and Dila Horner.^[1][2][3] He changed his surname to his mother's surname, Horner, after his parents divorced in 1883.^[4]

Henry lived in Illinois.

• 1900: Henry Horner with his mother in household of his maternal grandmother, Hannah Horner, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States^[5]
• 1910: Henry Horner with his mother in household of his mother's brother, Isaac H Horner, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States^[6]

Horner suffered a stroke four days before the November 1938 election. He spent five months recovering in Florida before returning to Illinois. He collapsed in summer 1940, and entered a convalescence without resigning as governor. He died on 6 October 1940 in Winnetka, Illinois.^[7] He was buried in Zion Gardens, Inc., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949
2. ↑ Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
3. ↑ Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Henry Horner," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Horner (accessed September 3, 2022).
5. ↑ United States Census, 1900
6. ↑ United States Census, 1910
7. ↑ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9348698