Ben C. Henley
| Benjamin Charles Henley | |
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| Arkansas Republican Party State Chairman | |
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In office 1955–1962 |
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| Preceded by | Osro Cobb |
| Succeeded by | William L. Spicer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 7, 1907 St. Joe, Searcy County Arkansas, USA |
| Died | November 7, 1987 (aged 80) Place of death missing |
| Resting place | Henley Cemetery in St. Joe, Arkansas |
| Spouse(s) | Jewel Ivie Henley |
| Relations | J. Smith Henley |
| Residence | Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney; Businessman |
Benjamin Charles Henley, usually known as Ben C. Henley (October 7, 1907 - November 7, 1987), was a lawyer and businessman from Harrison in Boone County in northwestern Arkansas, who was the chairman of his state's Republican Party from 1955 to 1962.
The website Political Graveyard indicates that Henley was the state party chairman from 1955 to 1958, but the historian of Arkansas politics, Cathy K. Urwin, writes that Henley gave up the chairmanship in 1962 to William L. Spicer of Fort Smith. Henley is listed in records of the Nixon Library as still the chairman in October 1961, with fellow attorney Roy Mitchell of Hot Springs, the 1956 gubernatorial nominee, who was defeated by Orval Faubus, as the party's first vice-chairman.
Henley was the son of Benjamin Harrison Henley and the former Jessie Genoa Willis Smith. He was married to Jewel Ivie Henley (March 21, 1909 - May 26, 1995). Henley graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville. He tutored an aunt by marriage, Mary Elizabeth Smith Massey (1900-1971), in the study of law. Massey became one of the first women lawyers in Arkansas. In 1934, she ran on the Republican ticket for county/circuit clerk in Henley's native Searcy County, was elected, and served three terms in the position. As an appointed city attorney in 1935, she developed the blueprint for the water city system in Marshall, Arkansas, and campaigned for a bond issue to finance the project.
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