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James Henry (1731 – December 9, 1804) was an American lawyer from Virginia who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was first elected to the Congress on December 17, 1779, but didn't enter the Congress until April 1780. Although he was elected again the following year, he attended no other sessions.

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  • James Henry (* 1731 im Accomack County, Colony of Virginia; † 9. Dezember 1804 im Northumberland County, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Im Jahr 1780 war er Delegierter für Virginia im Kontinentalkongress. Nach einem Jurastudium an der University of Edinburgh in Schottland und seiner Zulassung als Rechtsanwalt begann James Henry in Virginia in diesem Beruf zu arbeiten. Gleichzeitig schlug er dort eine politische Laufbahn ein. Zwischen 1772 und 1774 saß er im kolonialen Parlament, dem House of Burgesses. In den Jahren 1776, 1777, und 1779 gehörte er dann dem Abgeordnetenhaus von Virginia an. Im Jahr 1780 vertrat er seinen Staat im Kontinentalkongress. Zwischen 1782 und 1800 bekleidete er verschiedene Richterstellen in seiner Heimat. James Henry starb am 9. Dezember 1804. (de)
  • جيمس هنري (بالإنجليزية: James Henry)‏ هو محامي وقاضي وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 1731 بمقاطعة أكوماك في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 9 ديسمبر 1804. (ar)
  • James Henry (1731 – December 9, 1804) was an American lawyer from Virginia who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was first elected to the Congress on December 17, 1779, but didn't enter the Congress until April 1780. Although he was elected again the following year, he attended no other sessions. James Henry was a native of Virginia, who studied law at the University of Edinburgh. Afterwards, he settled on the eastern shore of Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1772–1774. Following the declaration of independence, he became a member of the state legislature. In 1779, he was appointed a judge of the court of admiralty and thus a judge of the first Court of Appeals. In 1789, when the Court of Appeals was reorganized, he was made a judge of the general court. (en)
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  • جيمس هنري (بالإنجليزية: James Henry)‏ هو محامي وقاضي وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 1731 بمقاطعة أكوماك في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 9 ديسمبر 1804. (ar)
  • James Henry (* 1731 im Accomack County, Colony of Virginia; † 9. Dezember 1804 im Northumberland County, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Im Jahr 1780 war er Delegierter für Virginia im Kontinentalkongress. (de)
  • James Henry (1731 – December 9, 1804) was an American lawyer from Virginia who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was first elected to the Congress on December 17, 1779, but didn't enter the Congress until April 1780. Although he was elected again the following year, he attended no other sessions. (en)
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  • جيمس هنري (ar)
  • James Henry (Jurist) (de)
  • James Henry (Continental Congress) (en)
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