Background
Henry, Joseph Ward was born on September 20, 1916 in Lynnville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joseph Walter and Annie Louise (Ward) Henry.
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Joseph Ward Henry, lawyer, The American Association For Justice Tennessee Supreme Court. Decorated Bronze Star. Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1946.; Fellow American Bar Foundation; member Tennessee (president 1970-1971), American (house delegations) bar associations, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (president 1964-1966), American Judicature Society (director 1971-1980), American Legion.
Education
Student Middle Tennessee State University, 1935-1937. Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland U., 1938. Postgraduate Washington College Law, 1939-1940.
Career
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1940. Individual practice law, Pulaski, Tennessee, 1941-1974. The American Association For Justice Tennessee Supreme Court, 1974-1980.
City attorney City of Pulaski, 1947-1953. Member Tennessee House of Representatives, 1949. Adjutant general State of Tennessee, 1953-1959.
Chairman Democratic Executive Committee Giles County (Tennessee), 1967-1971. Board directors Cumberland Heights Foundation, Nashville.
Politics
The Church must be self-critical before it presumes to be critical of others.
Views
The strongest feature of Methodism is that ordinary people play a major role in the running of the Church.
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member Tennessee (president 1970-1971), American (house delegations) bar associations, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (president 1964-1966), American Judicature Society (director 1971-1980), American Legion.
Connections
Married Marjorie Royster Clark, June 28, 1943. Children: Joseph Ward, Robert Clark.
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Religion
Methodist