Robert C. Henry

Robert Clayton Henry
Mayor of Springfield, Ohio
In office 1966–1968
Preceded by	Maurice K. Baach
Succeeded by	Betty Brunk
Personal details
Born	Robert Clayton Henry (1921-07-16)July 16, 1921 Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 8, 1981(1981-09-08) (aged 60) Good Shepherd Village, Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Cancer
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Betty Jane Scott
Children	Robert C. Henry II, Alan Henry, Lisa Henry
Education	Wittenberg University Cleveland College of Mortuary Science
Occupation	Politician, funeral director

Robert Clayton Henry (July 16, 1921 – September 8, 1981) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Springfield, Ohio from 1966 to 1968 as one of the first black mayors of a midwestern city; however, this achievement is frequently overshadowed by fellow African American mayor Carl B. Stokes, who was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967.^[1]