James W. McHenry

James McHenry

6th Mayor of Murray, Utah
In office 01 January 1916 – 01 January 1917
Preceded by	George Huscher
Succeeded by	Norman Erekson
Personal details
Born	1864 Nashville, Tennessee
Died	November 23, 1931(1931-11-23) (aged 67) Murray, Utah
Spouse(s)	Florence McHenry
Children	8
Residence	Murray, Utah
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

James Wilson McHenry was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1916 to 1917.^[1] McHenry was born in Nashville, Tennessee and moved to Murray in 1881. He worked for the LDS Church supervising its tithing yard in Salt Lake City. He helped organize the Murray Commercial Club and later formed the Salt Lake Commercial Club. He later oversaw the foundation of a West Jordan sugar beet factory.^[2]

McHenry’s tenure in office was noted for the expansion of the cities’ sewer and irrigation lines. McHenry, previous to being elected, pushed for municipally-owned power generation.^[3]

References

^ "History of Murray City > Past Mayors". City government of Murray, Utah. http://www.murray.utah.gov/index.aspx?NID=375. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ Stalwart Murray Citizen Called to other Fields Murray Eagle November 26, 1931
^ R.R. Rasmussen History of Murray Murray Eagle December 17, 1936

Persondata
Name	McHenry, James
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 22, 1864
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death	November 23, 1931
Place of death	Murray, Utah