Douglas Henry
| Douglas Selph Henry Jr. | |
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 21st district |
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In office 1971–2014 |
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May 18, 1926 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2017 (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Profession | Attorney |
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). He 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. He was a proponent 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 on May 14, 1926 in Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up in Belle Meade, Tennessee, where he was raised as a Presbyterian. His grandfather was the founder of the National Life and Accident Insurance Co., and his father served in the Tennessee Senate.
Henry was educated at The Parmer School, Wallace School, and The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and graduated from the Montgomery Bell Academy in 1941.
Henry served as a member of the United States Army in the Philippines for over two years during World War II. He received the Philippine Independence Medal.
Henry graduated with a BA in French, Greek, and Latin from College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University. He subsequently earned an LL.B from the Vanderbilt Law School.
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