Mary Henry

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Dr Mary Henry (born 11 May 1940 in Blackrock, Cork) is an Irish politician and an Independent member of Seanad Éireann. By profession she is a University Professor and medical practitioner. In 1966 she married John McEntagart of Dublin, Merchant and they have three children.

She is a graduate of the University of Dublin (B.A. in English and History of Medicine 1963, M.B. (Honours) (1965), M.A. (1966) M.D. (1968)). As an undergraduate, amongst many other distinctions she won the Sir James Craig Memorial Prize in Medicine (named after a man who represented Dublin University in the Dáil).

She has represented the graduates of the University of Dublin in the Seanad since 1993.