Henry S. De Forest

Henry Schermerhorn De Forest (February 16, 1847 – February 13, 1917) was a U.S. representative from New York.

Early life Henry Schermerhorn DeForest was born in Schenectady, New York, on February 16, 1847. He was the third son of Sarah (née Vedder) De Forest and Obadiah Lansing De Forest, who was first elected deputy sheriff on the Know Nothing ticket, and then three terms as the Democratic sheriff of Schenectady in 1855.

Personal life On September 6, 1876, DeForest married Lucie E. Van Epps (1849–1930), the daughter of Harmonus Van Epps.

Beulah DeForest, who married William Howard Wright. Pearl DeForest, who married George Kellogg Morris.

DeForest died in Schenectady on February 13, 1917, and was interred in Vale Cemetery in Schenectady. His widow died on September 5, 1930.