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Henry Crist (20 October 1764-11 August 1844) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-KY 3) from 1809 to 1811, succeeding John Rowan and preceding Stephen Ormsby.

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Henry Crist was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1764, and he became a surveyor in Kentucky, settling in Bullitt County in 1788 and becoming a salt manufacturer. He went on to serve in the State House in 1795 and 1806, in the State Senate from 1800 to 1804, and in the US House of Representatives from 1809 to 1811.

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