Henry B. Sayler

Henry Benton Sayler (March 31, 1836 – June 18, 1900) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1873 to 1875. He was a cousin of Milton Sayler, who also served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Biography Born in Montgomery County, Ohio, Sayler moved to Clinton County, Indiana. He attended the common schools of the county. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Eaton, Ohio.

Civil War During the Civil War served in the Union Army as lieutenant, captain, and major.

Congress Sayler was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.

Later career and death He served as judge of the twenty-eighth judicial circuit court of Indiana from 1875 to 1900. He died in Huntington, Indiana, June 18, 1900 and was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.