Henry G. Marsh

Henry G. Marsh
15th[1] Mayor of Saginaw
In office
April 10, 1967 – April 14, 1969
Preceded byJames W. Stenglein
Succeeded byWarren C. Light
Personal details
Born
Henry Greene Marsh

(1921-10-11)October 11, 1921
Knoxville, Tennessee
DiedMay 11, 2011(2011-05-11) (aged 89)
Saginaw, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRuth
Alma materWayne State University Law School
Knoxville College
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1942–1945
Rank Staff sergeant
Unit3280th Quartermaster Service Company
Battles/warsWorld War II

Henry G. Marsh (October 11, 1921 – May 11, 2011) was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served as Mayor of Saginaw, and was the first African-American to hold that office. Marsh was one of the first black mayors in the United States.[2]

  1. ^ Since the adoption of the 1936 city charter
  2. ^ "The Honorable Henry L. Marsh, III | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 2018-11-14.