Henry J. Davenport | |
State: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 29th |
Term Start: | January 3, 1949 |
Term End: | January 3, 1951 |
Preceded: | John McDowell |
Succeeded: | Harmar D. Denny, Jr. |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1902 |
Birth Place: | Wilmerding, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Millvale, Pennsylvania |
Party: | Democratic |
Harry James Davenport (August 22, 1902 – December 19, 1977) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Harry J. Davenport was born in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. He worked as a newspaper publisher. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1946, but was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 against Republican Harmar D. Denny, Jr. and 1960. He worked as a lecturer and book salesman, and resided in Millvale, Pennsylvania, until his death. He died on December 19, 1977.