16 Facts About Douglas Henry

Douglas Henry was the longest-serving member of the Tennessee legislature.

Douglas Henry was a member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 21st district.

Douglas Henry 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.

Douglas Henry grew up in Belle Meade, Tennessee, where he was raised as a Presbyterian.

Douglas 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.

Douglas Henry served as a member of the United States Army in the Philippines for over two years during World War II.

Douglas Henry graduated with a BA in French, Greek, and Latin from College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University.

Douglas Henry began his career a practising attorney and legal counsel to the family business, the National Life and Accident Insurance Co.

Douglas Henry made an initial and unsuccessful bid for election into the Tennessee House of Representatives during 1952.

Douglas Henry was first elected into the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1954.

Douglas Henry was absent from politics during the 1960s, working as a corporate attorney for National Life Insurance Company.

Douglas Henry stated that he legislatively supported "education, children's welfare, and voting rights".

In 1978, Douglas Henry helped pass a law in Tennessee for the mandatory use of child seat belts.

Douglas Henry died on March 5,2017, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Douglas Henry's body was to lie in state in the Tennessee State Capitol on March 9,2017, which has not happened since Governor Austin Peay in 1927.

Douglas Henry's funeral was planned to be held at the Downtown Presbyterian Church on March 10,2017.