Background
Bedinger, Henry was born on February 3, 1812 in near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
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Bedinger, Henry was born on February 3, 1812 in near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), Bedinger attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing practice in Shepherdstown.
He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger. He moved to Charlestown, Virginia and continued practicing law their before being elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1844, serving from 1845 to 1849. After being unsuccessful for reelection, Bedinger resumed practicing law.
He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce Chargé d"Affaires and later Minister to Denmark, serving from 1853 to 1858.
He died of pneumonia a few month after his resignation in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on November 26, 1858 and was interred there in Elmwood Cemetery.
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