George Austin McHenry (April 30, 1858 – October 11, 1931) was an American military officer, Mississippi pioneer, physician, and entrepreneur.

[1] In 1889, McHenry, his wife, and fifty-four families moved from Michigan to Mississippi in search of Homestead Land in the northern portion of Harrison County, near the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad,[2] which was under construction between Gulfport and Hattiesburg.

[3] The location they selected became known as the Michigan Settlement,[4] where McHenry and his wife built a General store to service the families and the booming lumber town that developed.

[4] In 1893, George McHenry obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from Louisville Medical College and attended Tulane University to become a surgeon.

[2] Because of this relationship, Dr. McHenry was instrumental in proposing the establishment of one of these training sites to be located south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, because of the mild climate, available rail facilities, and geography.