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Al B. Henry

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Al Henry
Henry in 1969
President pro tempore of the Washington Senate
In office
January 9, 1967 – January 12, 1981
Preceded byWilliam A. Gissberg
Succeeded byBarney Goltz
In office
January 9, 1961 – January 14, 1963
Preceded byGerald G. Dixon
Succeeded byEdward F. Riley
Member of the Washington State Senate
In office
January 9, 1961 – January 12, 1981
Preceded byFrank W. Foley
Succeeded byHarold S. Zimmerman
Constituency17th
In office
January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961
Preceded byStanton Ganders
Succeeded byMike McCormack
Constituency16th
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
January 10, 1955 – January 14, 1957
Preceded byKermit W. McKay
Succeeded byJames N. Leibold
In office
January 8, 1951 – January 12, 1953
Preceded byC. C. Miller
Succeeded byKermit W. McKay
In office
January 8, 1945 – January 13, 1947
Preceded byLester E. Babcock
Succeeded byW. Y. Dent
In office
January 13, 1941 – January 11, 1943
Preceded byMark M. Moulton
Succeeded byLester E. Babcock
Personal details
Born(1911-04-12)April 12, 1911
Ness County, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1989(1989-06-26) (aged 78)
Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Al B. Henry (April 12, 1911 – July 26, 1989) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives on and off from 1941 to 1957 and in the Senate from 1957 to 1981. He was also the President pro tempore of the Senate from 1961 to 1963 and again from 1967 to 1981.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pictorial Directory, Forty-First Session, Washing State Legislature" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2022.
Washington State Senate
Preceded by
William A. Gissberg
President pro tempore of the Washington Senate
1967–1981
Succeeded by