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Robert Clayton Henry (July 16, 1921 – September 8, 1981) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Springfield, Ohio from 1966 to 1968 as one of the first black mayors of a midwestern city; however, this achievement is frequently overshadowed by fellow African American mayor Carl B. Stokes, who was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967.
Springfield is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Ohio, United States. [5] The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River , Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about 45 miles (72 km) west of Columbus and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Dayton .
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Springfield, Ohio. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Springfield, Ohio — At the St. Vincent de Paul Society community center in Springfield, ... Nathan Clark, the man whose son was killed in last year's bus crash. understands that more than anyone.
Charles Boehm wrote an unconventional obituary for his late 74-year-old dad Among Robert's quirks was his collection of harmonicas "to prompt his beloved dogs to howl continuously at odd hours of ...
Joseph said her 15-year-old son called her last week and asked to be picked up from Springfield High School because he was scared. Myriam Joseph, a home health care nurse in Springfield, said she ...
The former Springfield News-Sun building in Springfield, Ohio. Springfield's daily newspaper has been serving residents of Clark and Champaign counties since 1817. The newspaper's lineage can be traced back to the first publication in Clark County called The Farmer. Over the 1800s and 1900s the name would change several times.
Developed during Springfield's industrial growth of the 1850s to the 1920s, the South Fountain Avenue Historic District encompasses about 15 square blocks south of downtown Springfield, across the street from South High School. Among its prominent early residents were Oliver S. Kelly, [1] William N. Whiteley, and Francis Bookwalter. [2]