Henry Augustus Sharpe

Henry Augustus Sharpe (June 10, 1848 – August 10, 1919) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1898 to 1904.

Early life, education, and career Born in Alabama, he was "educated in the common schools", and received an LL.B. from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1870. Sharpe "began his studies for the law at an early age and soon won prominence in his profession". In November 1881, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where he continued the practice of law until 1884. In 1897, it was reported that he "has not seemed inclined to enter a contest for a seat on the higher bench", but in October 1897, his candidacy for the state supreme court was announced. He again served as presiding judge of Jefferson County, Alabama, remaining in that office until his death.