{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Henry C. Messinger | order = Democratic Leader<br/>of the Pennsylvania Senate | term_start = September 1, 1977<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:mKWBn3NIKz4J:www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/pa_manual/section3/senate_floor_leaders.pdf+thomas+m.+nolan+elected+senate+majority+leader&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbS4SwarEfZtAqAehkJd99qMVTRY7w https://docs.google.com]</ref> | term_end = November 30, 1978 | predecessor = Thomas Nolan | successor = Edward Zemprelli | state_senate2 = Pennsylvania | district2 = 16th | term_start2 = January 5, 1971 | term_end2 = November 30, 1982 | constituency2 = | predecessor2 = John Van Sant | successor2 = Guy Kratzer | birth_date = May 30, 1915<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=bks:1&q=Pennsylvania,+Pennsylvania.+Dept.+of+General+...+-+1971+HENRY+C.+MESSINGER+16th+District+Henry+C.+Messenger+(D)+was+born+May+30.+1915+in+South+Allentown.+the+son+of+Wilson+F.+and+Jane+E.+Heist+Messinger;+attended+West+Chester+State+College.+Pennsylvania+State+University,+University+o&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= The Pennsylvania Manual]</ref> | birth_place = South Allentown, Pennsylvania | death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|05|13|1915|05|30}} | death_place = | party = | alma_mater = | occupation = | spouse = | children = | website = }} '''Henry Messinger''' (May 30, 1915 – May 13, 1991) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1971 to 1982.<ref>{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Senate Members "B" | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SB.html}}</ref>
He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Henry C Messinger Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5225&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref>
He served as majority whip in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1974 to 1980.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carocci |first1=Vincent P. |title=Capitol Journey: Reflections on the Press, Politics and the Making of Public Policy in Pennsylvania |date=2005 |publisher=The Pennsylvania State University Press |location=University Park, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-271-02546-8 |pages=58–59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y_WmSReClWgC&q=henry+messinger+pennsylvania+senator&pg=PA58 |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref>
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