Henry C. Miner

{{about|the late New York congressman and theater owner|the late Canadian soldier|Harry Miner}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Henry C. Miner

| image = Henry Clay Miner.jpg

| state = New York

| district = 9th

| term_start = March 4, 1895

| term_end = March 3, 1897

| preceded = Timothy J. Campbell

| succeeded = Thomas J. Bradley

| birth_date = {{birth date|1842|3|23}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1900|2|22|1842|3|23}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| spouse = Julia Lucinda Moore (d. 1894)
Annie O'Neill

| children = 5

| profession = Pharmacist
Theater owner
Businessman

| party = Democratic

| alma_mater =

| religion =

}}

Henry Clay Miner (March 23, 1842 – February 22, 1900) was an American theatrical impresario and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1895 to 1897.

Biography

Born in New York City, Miner attended the public schools, and worked as a clerk in drug stores while learning the pharmacy business.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} In addition, Miner studied medicine under his brother, Dr. Edward Miner, then president of the Brooklyn Medical College, and attended the Institute of Physicians and Surgeons, an alternative healing school in New York City.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} Miner became a pharmacist, and during the American Civil War he served as pharmacist of the 1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment during its mobilization and training on Long Island.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} Miner also worked as a police officer, and became a volunteer fireman.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}}

= Business career =

Miner's pharmacy business expanded until he incorporated the H. C. Miner Company, which operated multiple stores, and was also a wholesale supplier of toiletries and merchandise to other drug stores.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} In 1864, Miner became interested in the theatrical business after working as an advance man for a traveling medical lecturer.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} He eventually owned five theaters in New York City and Newark, New Jersey, and his chain expanded to additional locations, including Detroit, Michigan.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} Miner was also president of a lithographing company, which produced advertising and posters for his theatrical productions, and he was publisher of the American Dramatic Directory, and president of the Actors' Fund Association.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} In addition, he possessed ownership stakes in banks, real estate, railroads, and other ventures.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}}

= Congress =

Miner was elected as a Democrat to the 54th Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897).{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}}

= Death and burial =

He died in New York City February 22, 1900.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}}

At his death, Clay's net worth was more than $5 million (more than $146 million in 2017).{{sfn|"Death of Ex-Congressman Miner"}} His assets were controlled by the Estate of Henry C. Miner, Incorporated, of which his son Henry C. Miner Jr. was president.{{sfn|Herringshaw's American Blue Book Of Biography}}

Family

Miner was married twice; his first wife was Julia Lucinda Moore (d. 1894), with whom he had four sons, Henry C., Edwin D., Thomas W., and George H.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} His second wife was Annie O'Neill, an actress who retired after their marriage.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}} With his second wife, Miner was the father of a son, John.{{sfn|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}}{{cite web | url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1931-32.pdf | title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University , Deceased during the Year 1931-1932 | access-date=July 16, 2018 | date=15 October 1932 | publisher=Yale University}}{{rp|139}}

References

Sources

=Newspapers=

{{cite news|date=February 23, 1900|title=Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20532772|work=The New York Times|location=New York, NY|page=1|url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Sudden Death of Henry C. Miner"}}}}
{{cite news |date=February 23, 1900 |title=Death of Ex-Congressman Miner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/75445407/ |work=The Daily News |location=Mount Carmel, PA |page=2 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Death of Ex-Congressman Miner"}}}}

=Books=

{{cite book |last=Herringshaw |first=Thomas W. |date=1915 |title=Herringshaw's American Blue Book Of Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUM6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA853 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=American Publishers' Association |page=853 |ref={{sfnRef|Herringshaw's American Blue Book Of Biography}}}}