Henry Horner

Henry Horner
Official Portrait c. 1934
28th Governor of Illinois
In office
January 9, 1933 – October 6, 1940
LieutenantThomas Donovan
John Henry Stelle
Preceded byLouis L. Emmerson
Succeeded byJohn Henry Stelle
Personal details
BornHenry Levy
(1878-11-30)November 30, 1878
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1940(1940-10-06) (aged 61)
PartyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology (LLB)
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Henry Horner ( Levy; November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American politician. Horner served as the 28th Governor of Illinois, serving from January 1933 until his death in October 1940. Horner was noted as the first Jewish governor of Illinois.