Thomas Monroe Henry (February 4, 1857 - June 28, 1930) was the
state auditor of Mississippi
The state auditor of Mississippi is an elected official in the executive branch of Government of Mississippi, Mississippi's state government. The duty of the state auditor is to ensure accountability in the use of funds appropriated by the state l ...
from 1904 to 1908, as well as the
insurance commissioner of Mississippi from 1908 until 1928.
Early life
Thomas Monroe Henry was born on February 4, 1857, in
Hillsboro, Scott County, Mississippi.
He was the second son of Patrick Henry, a Confederate lieutenant during the
Civil War
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, and Mary Anne (Chambers) Henry.
Thomas attended the public schools of
Scott County Scott County is the name of eleven counties in the United States of America:
*Scott County, Arkansas
*Scott County, Illinois
*Scott County, Indiana
*Scott County, Iowa, the most populous county on the list
*Scott County, Kansas, the least populous ...
.
He left school when he was fourteen and started working.
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.
Public office
Henry was appointed revenue and insurance clerk in the
Mississippi State auditor's office by state auditor Sylvester Gwin.
He was re-appointed in this office by Gwin's successor W. W. Stone.
He was appointed to the Deputy Auditor position under auditors W. D. Holder and W. Q. Cole.
State Auditor
Henry was elected to become the
State Auditor of Mississippi
The state auditor of Mississippi is an elected official in the executive branch of Government of Mississippi, Mississippi's state government. The duty of the state auditor is to ensure accountability in the use of funds appropriated by the state l ...
in November 1903.
He served in this office from 1904 until 1908.
Insurance commissioner
Henry was elected to the office of Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi, without opposition, in November 1907.
He was re-elected in 1911 and 1915, the latter with little opposition.
He continued serving until 1928, when he was defeated in the primary by B. S. Lowry.
Later life
After losing the election in 1927, Henry continued being engaged in the insurance business.
He died after a long illness on June 28, 1930, in
Jackson, Mississippi
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.
Personal life
Henry was a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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.
He was a
Presbyterian
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.
He was married twice, and had two children from his first marriage.
References
1857 births
1930 deaths
People from Jackson, Mississippi
State auditors of Mississippi
Mississippi Democrats
People from Scott County, Mississippi
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