Douglas Henry

Henry in 2014

Douglas Henry (May 18, 1926 – March 5, 2017) was an American politician and attorney. He was the longest-serving member of the Tennessee legislature. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 21st district (part of Davidson County) from 1971 through his retirement in 2014.^[1]

Henry served as a state senator beginning with his election to the 87th General Assembly, prior to which he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives during the 79th General Assembly.

Henry was a stronger supporter of education, children's welfare, and voting rights, and an opponent of abortion. He helped remove a portrait of anti-Confederate Governor William G. Brownlow and install a bust of Confederate Lieutenant General and early Ku Klux Klan member Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Tennessee State Capitol.

Henry was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He studied at Vanderbilt University. Henry died on March 5, 2017 in Nashville from natural causes, aged 90.^[2]

References

1. Hale, Steven (May 8, 2013). "Sen. Douglas Henry Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2014". The Nashville Scene. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
2. "Douglas Henry, state's longest serving lawmaker, dies at 90". ABC6. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.