Occupying a position of distinction as a representative of the Davenport bar, he spent his entire life in this city, where his birth occurred July 9, 1868. Entering the public schools at the usual age, Henry Thuenen continued his education through successive grades until he was graduated from the high school of Davenport with the class of 1887. He was determined to concentrate his efforts upon professional interests and to this end became a law student in the office and under the direction of Judge French. His thorough preliminary reading was followed by admission to the bar in October, 1890, after successfully passing the required examinations before the supreme court. He has since engaged in practice and his ability and learning have carried him into important relations with the legal profession in Davenport. He has also figured actively in political circles, serving for three years as alderman from the sixth ward, his election occurring in 1895. In 1899 he was chosen to represent his district in the lower house of the twenty-eighth general assembly but resigned at the adjournment of the session in order to accept the office of city attorney, which position he filled most creditably and faithfully for six years. In 1892 Mr. Thuenen was married to Miss Emma Neumiller, a native of Davenport and a daughter of Joseph and Marie Neumiller. Mr. Thuenen is identified with the Masonic fraternity, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and other societies, the basic principles of which find exemplification in his life. He was a member of the Congregational Church.