Thomas Monroe Henry

Thomas Monroe Henry
21st State Auditor of Mississippi
In office
January 1904 – January 1908
Preceded byWilliam Q. Cole
Succeeded byElias Jefferson Smith
Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi
In office
January 1908 – January 1928
Preceded byWilliam Q. Cole
Succeeded byBen Shem Lowry
Personal details
Born(1857-02-04)February 4, 1857
Hillsboro, Mississippi
DiedJune 28, 1930(1930-06-28) (aged 73)
Jackson, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

Thomas Monroe Henry (February 4, 1857 - June 28, 1930) was the state auditor of Mississippi from 1904 to 1908, as well as the insurance commissioner of Mississippi from 1908 until 1928.

Early life

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Thomas Monroe Henry was born on February 4, 1857, in Hillsboro, Scott County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the second son of Patrick Henry, a Confederate lieutenant during the Civil War, and Mary Anne (Chambers) Henry.[1] Thomas attended the public schools of Scott County.[1] He left school when he was fourteen and started working.[1] He was a clerk and a bookkeeper at Forest and Morton until 1878, and was a bookkeeper and merchant in Brookhaven from 1878 to 1883.[1]

Public office

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Henry was appointed revenue and insurance clerk in the Mississippi State auditor's office by state auditor Sylvester Gwin.[1][2] He was re-appointed in this office by Gwin's successor W. W. Stone.[1][2] He was appointed to the Deputy Auditor position under auditors W. D. Holder and W. Q. Cole.[1][2]

State Auditor

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Henry was elected to become the State Auditor of Mississippi in November 1903.[1][2] He served in this office from 1904 until 1908.[1][2]

Insurance commissioner

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Henry was elected to the office of Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi, without opposition, in November 1907.[1] He was re-elected in 1911 and 1915, the latter with little opposition.[1] He continued serving until 1928, when he was defeated in the primary by B. S. Lowry.[2]

Later life

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After losing the election in 1927, Henry continued being engaged in the insurance business.[2] He died after a long illness on June 28, 1930, in Jackson, Mississippi.[2]

Personal life

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Henry was a Democrat.[1] He was a Presbyterian.[1] He was married twice, and had two children from his first marriage.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 507–508.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary for Thomas Monroe Henry (Aged 73)". The Daily Advertiser. 1930-06-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-09.