{{Infobox officeholder |name = Henry Kearns |image = |caption = |office = Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States |president = Richard Nixon |term_start = March 20, 1969 |term_end = October 31, 1973 |predecessor = Harold F. Linder |successor = William J. Casey |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|4|30}} |birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah |death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|5|29|1911|4|30}} |death_place = San Francisco, California |party = Republican }}
'''Henry Kearns''' (April 30, 1911 – May 29, 1985) was an American businessman who served as Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States from 1969 to 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/06/02/henry-kearns-74-dies-in-calif/64e90997-5b75-415c-950a-5fcf58abe7d9/ |title=Henry Kearns, 74, Dies in Calif. |work=The Washington Post |date=1985-06-02 |accessdate=2026-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/01/us/henry-kearns-is-dead-headed-export-bank.html |title=Henry Kearns Is Dead; Headed Export Bank |work=The New York Times |date=1985-06-01 |accessdate=2026-02-15}}</ref>
He died of cancer on May 29, 1985, in San Francisco, California at age 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-09-me-9934-story.html |title=Henry Kearns, 74; Ex-Export-Import Bank Director |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1985-06-09 |accessdate=2026-02-15}}</ref>
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