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Henry Glen (13 July 1739 – 6 January 1814) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-NY 7) from 4 March 1793 to 3 March 1801, preceding Killian K. Van Rensselaer.

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Henry Glen was born in Albany, New York in 1739, and he became a successful merchant due to his dealings with the Native Americans. He served as a Colonel of the Schenectady Militia during the American Revolutionary War before serving in the State Assembly from 1786 to 1787 and in the US House of Representatives from 1793 to 1801. He died in 1814.

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