He engaged in manufacturing in Vermont, New York, and Jaffery, New Hampshire. When he moved to
Bellows Falls, Vermont, in 1831, he engaged in banking as well.
Early political career He served as a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives in 1834; a member of the
Vermont Senate in 1836. He was a delegate from Vermont in 1839 to the
Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving as (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); and
Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1840. He was also a director of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad Company.
Congress Henry was elected US Representative as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851.
Later career He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress, he resumed banking. He was Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1860. ==Death==