Henry Clay Platt (October 22, 1840 – December 16, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Platt was born on October 22, 1840, in New York City, New York, the son of David Platt and Sarah Gould.[1]
Platt attended Huntington Academy and Ashland Hall in West Bloomfield, New Jersey. He then went to Princeton College, graduating from there in 1858 as the youngest member of his class. He then studied law in the office of Van Winkle & Halsey. He was admitted to the bar in 1863.[2]
Platt was a member of the Princeton Club, Chi Phi, and the Cliosophic Society.[7] He wrote a book in 1876, "Old Times in Huntington."[8] He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Huntington. In 1864, he married Jennie Dussenberry. Their only son, Harry, died at the age of 21.[9]
Platt died at his Huntington home on December 16, 1904.[9] He was buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery.