Henry, Burt W.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Henry, Burt W., is a native son of Louisiana. He was born in the city of New Orleans, Feb. 5, 1878, as the youngest of 5 children born unto William and Sarah (McDonough) Henry. The parents were born in Ireland, the father in Belfast, and the mother in Dublin. They were brought to this country when young, by their parents, the Henry family settling at Thornton, Canada, and the McDonough family located at New Orleans. William Henry, the father, grew to manhood in Canada and as a young man came to New Orleans, where he met and married Sarah McDonough. He was a veteran of the Mexican war, in which he served with gallantry. In New Orleans he engaged in contracting business in the firm of Fayssoux & Henry, which were builders of railways and constructors of streets. The firm became prominent and successful, and Mr. Henry was held in high esteem as a business man and honored as a progressive citizen. He died at New Orleans, Feb. 2, 1888, at the age of 66 years, and his wife survived him for 20 years. She died in 1908 at the age of 72 years. They had the following children: Wallace B., William A. (deceased), Burt W., Sarah, Laura, and Mary. The children were reared in New Orleans, and the family has long been numbered among the prominent of the city. Burt W. Henry, whose name forms the caption of this personal sketch, was prepared for college in Leche's school of New Orleans. He then took an academic course in Tulane university, from which institution he graduated in the law, receiving the degree of LL.B. in 1899. Since 1901, Mr. Henry has been continuously engaged in the practice of law in New Orleans, and during this period of time has built up a remunerative practice and won for himself an enviable reputation as a lawyer. He has never sought political preferment, his preference being to devote his time and energy to his professional work. Mr . Henry is prominent in fraternal and club relations. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and is also a member of the Boston and Louisiana clubs, of New Orleans.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 200-201. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.