Ed Henry

Edward L. Henry (March 30, 1921 – September 30, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and academic. Henry was mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for two terms, from 1964 to 1971. He then became president of Saint Michael's College (in Colchester, Vermont), serving from 1976 to 1985. He also served as president of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990. He later became Vice President of St. John's He chaired the St. Cloud school board during the 1960s.

In 1976, Henry became president of Saint Michael's College, a Roman Catholic college in Colchester, Vermont, where he served as president until his retirement in 1985. His retirement from the academic world did not last long. He became the eighth president of Marian College in July 1986. Under his administration, enrollment increased at the college and the Townhouse Village residence facilities were constructed in 1988.

Henry spearheaded the creation of the first graduate program at Marian and the implementation of an evening and weekend degree completion program. He left Marian in June 1989. He served as the interim President of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1989 to 1990.

Author Henry authored two books, including Micropolis in Transition (1971), a study of St. Cloud.

Death Henry died in Roseville, Minnesota, on September 30, 2010, aged 89. He was survived by nine children and two brothers. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Henry, who died in 2004.

Al Loehr, who became St. Cloud's oldest living former mayor upon Henry's death, said of his predecessor, "He was one of the most intelligent leaders I've known, and I've known a lot of them...I commend him. He was an exemplary leader and a great asset to me. That's the type of person he was — an outstanding public servant." St. Cloud's current mayor, Dave Kleis, who often received advice from Henry while serving as a Minnesota state legislator, said Henry "had a tremendous impact on St. Cloud."