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==Early Life==
Henry Kahn was born in [[Bloomington, Indiana]] in 1860 to Isaac (1829-1887) and Bella ([[née]] Hirsch) Kahn (c. 1840-1886).<ref name="IJHS">{{Cite webbook|last=Himm|first=Katie|url=https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p16797coll18/id/1220|title=There are Jews in Southern Indiana: Thethe Bloomington Storystory|author1last2=Katie HimmRuegamer|author2first2=Lana Ruegamer Eisenberg|date=2009|publisher=Indiana Jewish Historical Society|dateyear=2009|access-dateisbn=|location=[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]|pages=|language=English|oclc=2020-11-24467966483}}</ref> Isaac emigrated from France in 1844 and settled in Bloomington, where he married Bella in 1856. Bella was the daughter of of French immigrants who arrived in [[Louisiana]] prior to 1850 and eventually settled in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. Henry had two sisters, Clementine (1858-1914) and Cora (1868-1898). Isaac Kahn was a businessman and owned several clothing stores in Bloomington. In 1866, the Kahns moved to Indianapolis where Henry attended public schools before studying at [[Butler University]].
 
==Career==
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In 1908, Kahn built a home at 101 E. 27th Street in Indianapolis. He later sold the home to the State of Indiana, where it served as the [[Indiana Governor's Residence|Indiana Governor's Mansion]] from 1919-1945.<ref name=in2>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/gov/2578.htm|title=History of Indiana Governor's Residence|publisher=State of Indiana|accessdate=2020-11-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017014707/http://www.in.gov/gov/2578.htm|archivedate=2008-10-17}}</ref> When the Governor's Mansion was moved to 4343 N. Meridian Street, the house was sold to the [[Marott Hotel]] where it briefly served as clubhouse before being demolished.<ref name="IJHS">{{Cite web|url=https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p16797coll18/id/1220|title=There are Jews in Southern Indiana: The Bloomington Story|author1=Katie Himm|author2=Lana Ruegamer Eisenberg|publisher=Indiana Jewish Historical Society|date=2009|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
 
Kahn passed away on August 14, 1934 at the Marott Hotel in Indianapolis.<ref>{{Cite webnews|last=|first=|date=August 15, 1934|title=Henry Kahn, tailoring company founder, dies|pages=3|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|url=https://digitalwww.statelibnewspapers.lib.in.uscom/legacyclip/search.aspx?index=5&search=63945089/obituary-for-henry+-kahn&results-aged-71/|url-status=1live|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=1934-08-15|title=IndianpolisHenry CommercialKahn NewspaperPasses Death IndexAway|publisherpages=8|work=[[The Times (Munster, Indiana)|The StateTimes]]|location=Munster, LibraryIndiana|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63945292/the-times/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
 
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