Henry Horner
Henry Horner | |
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Official Portrait c. 1934 | |
| 28th Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 9, 1933 – October 6, 1940 | |
| Lieutenant | Thomas Donovan John Henry Stelle |
| Preceded by | Louis L. Emmerson |
| Succeeded by | John Henry Stelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Levy November 30, 1878 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1940 (aged 61) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago Illinois Institute of Technology (LLB) |
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Henry Horner (né 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.