Glenn L. Henry (August 25, 1921 – January 23, 2002) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

Tomah, Wisconsin Tomah is a city in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,570 as of the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Tomah and the Town of La Grange. History Tomah was founded by Robert E. Gillett in 1855 and incor ...

, Henry went to grade and high school in

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...

. He served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

from 1942 to 1946 and again from 1950 to 1952. He received his degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He practiced law in Madison and served as Dane County assistant district attorney from 1947 to 1950 and from 1952 to 1953. Henry served on the Madison Common Council from 1956 to 1958, and on the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

in 1959 as a

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. He died in Madison, Wisconsin.Obituary of Glenn L. Henry, ''Wisconsin State Journal'', January 26, 2002.

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