| James McHenry | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Mayor of Murray, Utah |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Residence: | Murray, Utah |
| Term Start: | 01 January 1916 |
| Term End: | 01 January 1917 |
| Predecessor: | George Huscher |
| Successor: | Norman Erekson |
| Spouse: | Susan Catherine Barrett, Livydell P. Felker |
| Children: | 8 |
| Death Place: | Murray, Utah |
James Wilson McHenry was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1916 to 1917.[1] McHenry was born in Nashville, Tennessee[2] and moved to Murray in 1881. He worked for the LDS Church supervising its tithing yard in Salt Lake City.He helped organize the Murray Commercial Club and later formed the Salt Lake Commercial Club. He later oversaw the foundation of a West Jordan sugar beet factory.[3]
McHenry’s tenure in office was noted for the expansion of the cities’ sewer and irrigation lines. McHenry, previous to being elected, pushed for municipally-owned power generation.[4]