Ed Henry (Minnesota politician)

Ed Henry
Mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota
In office
1964–1971
Succeeded byAl Loehr
Personal details
BornMarch 30, 1921
St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 2010(2010-09-03) (aged 89)
Roseville, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Henry (c. 1948 – 2004; her death); 9 children
Alma materSt. John's University
University of Chicago
ProfessionAmerican academic, politician, historian

Edward L. Henry (March 30, 1921 – September 30, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and academic. Henry was mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for two terms, from 1964 to 1971.[1] He later served as the president of several colleges and universities.

Henry was the first lay and male president of Saint Mary's College, a Catholic women's college in Indiana, from 1972 to 1974.[1] He then became president of Saint Michael's College (in Colchester, Vermont), serving from 1976 to 1985.[1][2] Henry later became the 8th president of Marian University (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), then called Marian College of Fond du Lac, serving from 1986 to 1989.[3] He also served as president of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "First lay president of Saint Mary's College dies". South Bend Tribune. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-07. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sctimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Former Marian president dies". Fond du Lac Reporter. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2010-10-07.