Patrick Henry (born September 5, 1958) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, from 2016 to 2018.
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History
Patrick Henry was born Centreville, Mississippi, and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Henry's grandfather is Samuel O'Quinn, an African American businessman and landowner who was murdered in front of his home in Centreville. This incident was recounted by multiple sources, most notably in the book, Coming of Age in Mississippi, by Anne Moody.
Patrick Henry's brother, Derrick Henry, has been the sitting mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida since 2012.
His sister, Dannette Henry, has been the Zone 5 Commissioner for Daytona Beach since 2016.
Education
Henry graduated from Bethune-Cookman University with a degree in Sociology in 1982.