Henry Hollis Horton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Hollis Horton

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1866

Place of Birth: Jackson County, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1934

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Henry Hollis Horton (February 17, 1866 – July 2, 1934) was an American attorney, farmer and politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1927 to 1933.
He was elevated to the position when Governor Austin Peay died in office, and as Speaker of the Tennessee Senate, he was first in the line of succession.
He was subsequently elected to two full terms, then of only two years each.
Horton's tenure as governor was marred by a scandal after the Stock Market crash in 1929.
The related collapse of the financial empires of his political allies, Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell, cost the state more than $6 million (the equivalent of over $86 million in 2017) in funds deposited in their banks by Horton's administration.
The legislature voted to impeach the governor, but the measure did not carry and he served out his term.
He retired from politics and returned to his farm in Marshall County.