William Arnon Henry

William Arnon Henry (June 16, 1850 – November 24, 1932) was an American academic and agriculturist from Ohio. Henry studied at the National Normal University and Ohio Wesleyan University before becoming a principal of two high schools. After continuing his education at Cornell University from 1876 to 1880, Henry was appointed a professor at the University of Wisconsin. There, he led the growth of the College of Agriculture, becoming its first dean in 1891. He remained at the university until 1907, when he was named a professor emeritus.

Biography William Arnon Henry was born in Norwalk, Ohio, on June 16, 1850. As a child, he helped on the family farm and attended a public school in Defiance. Henry attended the National Normal University, teaching to earn money to pay for tuition. He matriculated at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1869, studying there for a year.

Henry remained at Boulder until 1876, when he became a student of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. During the summer before his senior year, Henry worked as an assistant to Charles Valentine Riley at the United States Entomological Commission. During his last year, he was an instructor of botany at Cornell. He received a bachelor's degree in 1880.