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Henry C. Cherry

1836–1885

United States

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Henry C. Cherry (circa 1836 – July 11, 1885) was an American politician. Born enslaved in North Carolina, he eventually was freed and moved to Edgecombe County where he worked as a carpenter and merchant. He served as a delegate in North Carolina's 1868 constitutional convention and served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870.

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