Charles B. Henley (October 14, 1925 – June 30, 1978) was an American attorney and politician. He served as a member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for ...

and the

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Life and career

Henley was born in

Hazlehurst, Mississippi Hazlehurst is a city in and the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about south of the state capital Jackson along Interstate 55. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolit ...

. He attended the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (Epithet, byname Ole Miss) is a Public university, public research university in University, near Oxford, Mississippi, United States, with a University of Mississippi Medical Center, medical center in Jackson, Miss ...

. Henley served in the

from 1964 to 1968. He then served in the

from 1968 to 1972. Henley died in June 1978, at the age of 52.

References

1925 births 1978 deaths People from Hazlehurst, Mississippi Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Mississippi state senators Mississippi Democrats University of Mississippi alumni 20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature {{Mississippi-politician-stub