Henry Messinger (May 30, 1915 – May 13, 1991) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the

Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered ev ...

for the 16th district from 1971 to 1982. He was born in

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...

. He served as majority whip in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1974 to 1980.

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1915 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American politicians Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators Politicians from Allentown, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-PASenate-stub