Robert C. Henry

Robert Clayton Henry
Mayor of Springfield, Ohio
In office
1966–1968
Preceded byMaurice K. Baach
Succeeded byBetty Brunk
Personal details
Born
Robert Clayton Henry

(1921-07-16)July 16, 1921
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1981(1981-09-08) (aged 60)
Good Shepherd Village,
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeFerncliff Cemetery
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBetty Jane Scott
ChildrenRobert C. Henry II, Alan Henry, Lisa Henry
EducationWittenberg University
Cleveland College of Mortuary Science
OccupationPolitician, funeral director

Robert Clayton Henry (July 16, 1921 – September 8, 1981) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Springfield, Ohio from 1966 to 1968 as one of the first black mayors of a midwestern city; however, this achievement is frequently overshadowed by fellow African American mayor Carl B. Stokes, who was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967.[1]