Henry J. Spooner

Henry J. Spooner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district
In office December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	Nelson W. Aldrich
Succeeded by	Oscar Lapham
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
In office 1875-1881
Personal details
Born	(1839-08-06)August 6, 1839 Providence, Rhode Island
Died	February 9, 1918(1918-02-09) (aged 78) Providence, Rhode Island
Resting place	Swan Point Cemetery
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Brown University
Military service
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1862 – 1865
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	4th Rhode Island Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Henry Joshua Spooner (August 6, 1839 – February 9, 1918), was a United States representative from Rhode Island.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his undergraduate career Spooner became a member of Theta Delta Chi. After graduation, he studied law before entering the Union Army in 1862 as second lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James, mostly in the XVIII Corps.