| Henry Acker | |
| State House: | Minnesota |
| District: | 1st |
| Term Start: | January 8, 1861 |
| Term End: | January 6, 1862 |
| State House2: | Minnesota |
| District2: | 2nd |
| Term Start2: | December 7, 1859 |
| Term End2: | January 7, 1861 |
| Office3: | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | January 8, 1840 |
| Term End3: | 1841 |
| Predecessor3: | Kinsley S. Bingham |
| Successor3: | Philo C. Fuller |
| State House4: | Michigan |
| District4: | Jackson County |
| Term Start4: | January 1, 1839 |
| Term End4: | 1841 |
| Birth Date: | June 6, 1804[1] |
| Death Date: | August 31, 1874 or 1875[2] [3] |
| Death Place: | Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| Spouse: | Amanda |
| Children: | 4 |
| Party: | Whig (1838-1841) Republican (1859-1862) |
Henry Acker (June 6, 1804August 31, 1874 or 1875) was an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and then as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Acker was born on June 6, 1804,[1] likely in New York.[2] [3]
Acker served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives, first being elected on November 5, 1838. He was then sworn in on January 7, 1839. When he was re-elected in 1840, he also served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[2] In 1857, Acker moved to Minnesota, where he would serve two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives.[2] [3] Sometime between being elected the Michigan and Minnesota legislature, Acker switched from being a Whig to a Republican.[2] [3]
Acker married a woman named Amanda, and together they had four children, one of them being Captain William H. Acker, who was killed in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.[1] [2] [3]
Acker's death date is disputed.[2] Some sources claim he died on August 31, 1875, but his grave at Oakland Cemetery in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota claims he died on the same day in 1874.[1]