Paul Henry | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – July 31, 1993 |
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Preceded by | Howard Wolpe |
Succeeded by | Vern Ehlers |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 |
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Preceded by | Harold S. Sawyer |
Succeeded by | James A. Barcia |
Member of the Michigan Senate | |
In office 1983-1985 |
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Preceded by | Stephen Monsma |
Succeeded by | Vern Ehlers |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office 1979-1982 |
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Preceded by | Peter Kok |
Succeeded by | Walter J. DeLange |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
July 9, 1942
Died | July 31, 1993 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
(aged 51)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Wheaton College, Duke University |
Religion | Christian Reformed Church |
Paul Brentwood Henry (July 9, 1942 – July 31, 1993) was a professor of political science and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan serving from 1985 until his death from brain cancer in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1993.
Henry was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Pasadena High School, Pasadena, California, in 1959. His father Carl F. H. Henry, a noted theologian, was one of the founders of Fuller Theological Seminary and the founding editor of Christianity Today.
Henry received a B.A. from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois in 1963, and then was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia and Ethiopia from 1963 to 1965. Upon returning to the United States, he attended graduate school at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, earning a M.A. in 1968, and a Ph.D. in 1970. His mother author Helga Bender Henry, was born in Cameroon, West Africa, the daughter of German born American missionaries.