Background
Spooner, Henry Joshua was born on August 6, 1839 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joshua and Ann Crawford (Noyes) Spooner.
Spooner, Henry Joshua was born on August 6, 1839 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joshua and Ann Crawford (Noyes) Spooner.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1860. Bachelor of Laws, Albany Law School, 1861.
Served as Second lieutenant, First lieutenant and adjunct, 4th Rhode Island Infantry, 1862-1865. Admitted to Rhode Island bar, 1865. Justice Court of Magistrates, 1866-1869.
Member Rhode Island House of Representatives, 1875-1881, 1903 (speaker, 1879-1881).
Member 47th to 52d Congresses (1881-1891), 1st Rhode Island District. During later years of active practice member Spooner & Miller, and Spooner, Miller & Brown.
Director United Wire & Supply Company, Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Served as Second lieutenant, First lieutenant and adjunct, 4th Rhode Island Infantry, 1862-1865. Member Rhode Island House of Representatives, 1875-1881, 1903 (speaker, 1879-1881). Member 47th to 52d Congresses (1881-1891), 1st Rhode Island District.
Married Mary Slack Brown, November 16, 1868.