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| Keywords: Henry B. Anthony - Brady-Handy.jpg Anthony Hon Henry Bowen of R I Senator Gov of R I Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Brady-Handy Photograph Collection http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cwpbh 04702 CALL NUMBER LC-BH832- 1229 <P P>P P between 1865 1880 Creator Mathew Brady Creator Levin Corot Handy PD LOC-image cwpbh 04702 April 1 1815 September 2 1884 was a U S political figure He served as the editor and later part owner of the Providence Journal and later was the Governor of Rhode Island between 1849 and 1851 as a member of the Whig Party During his lifetime he was nortorious for his stunch anti-Catholic and anti-Irish bigotry During his tenure as the editor of the Providence Journal his anti-Catholic editorials whipped up the flames of hatred against the growing Irish and French Canadian communities in Rhode Island It not be until the 20th century that Catholics would gain acceptance in Rhode Island Anthony won his election to the governorship on an anti-Catholic platform Very few anti-Catholic politicans would ever rise to the heights that Anthony would He was a strong supporter of President Lincoln as a U S Senator during the American Civil War This summary was created using Commons SumItUp PD-Brady-Handy Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy Anthony Henry B Henry B Anthony Anthony Henry B | ||||
