Henry Backstrom

{{Short description|American politician (1897–1987)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name =Henry Backstrom

|image = Representative Henry G. Backstrom, 1967.jpg

|image_size=180px

|caption=Backstrom in 1967

|state_house=Washington

|district=39th

|term_start=January 12, 1959

|term_end=January 8, 1973

|predecessor= Herb Hanson

|successor=Charles Moon

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|7|31}}

|birth_place =New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.

|death_date ={{Death date and age|1988|12|17|1897|7|31}}

|death_place =Washington, U.S.

|party =Democratic

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Henry G. Backstrom (July 31, 1897 – December 17, 1987) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973.{{cite web|url=http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf|format=PDF|title=Members of the Washington State Legislature : 1889 – 2011|website=Leg.wa.gov|accessdate=5 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/Pictorial_Phone/41stSession1969opt.pdf|format=PDF|title=Pictorial Directory 1969|website=Leg.wa.gov|accessdate=5 July 2018}}