Background
Henley, Melvin Brent was born on August 25, 1935 in Hickory Valley, Tennessee, United States. Son of Melvin Brent and Clotele (McReynolds) Henley.
Henley, Melvin Brent was born on August 25, 1935 in Hickory Valley, Tennessee, United States. Son of Melvin Brent and Clotele (McReynolds) Henley.
Bachelor of Science, Murray (Kentucky) State University, 1961; Master of Business Administration, Murray (Kentucky) State University, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Mississippi, 1964.
Mayor, City of Murray, 1978-1982; associate professor of chemistry, Murray State University, 1964-1978, 82-; department chairman, Murray State University, 1988-1996. Visiting professor U. Mississippi, Oxford, summer 1968, Memphis State University, summer 1970, U. Cincinnati, summer 1974.
Member Murray City Council, 1971-1977, Kentucky Governor's Statute Revision Commission, Frankfort, 1979-1982, Kentucky Governor's Facility Siting Board, 1985-1988. Board directors Purchase Area Development District, also chairman natural resources committee. Board directors Murray Economics Development Corporation, Westview Nursing Home Corporation, Westview Nursing Home Corporation, Purchase Area Development District Public Svc.
Corporation; board of directors Murray Calloway County Hospital, chairman, 1991-1995. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Kentucky Lake section 1974-1975), Murray Chamber of Commerce (board directors, president 1984-1985, Citizen of Year award 1981).
Married Eva Mohler, February 19, 1954 (divorced June 1981). Married Rita Hood, November 20, 1984. Children: Jesse, Stanley, Stuart, Steven, Shane, Matthew.