Henry Irby (January 26, 1807 – February 20, 1879) was an American farmer who is credited with founding the city of Buckhead in what is now Atlanta, Georgia.
The son of a harness maker, Irby was born in York County, South Carolina, on January 26, 1807.
[5] Irby is credited with inadvertently giving Buckhead its name when he prominently displayed the head of a buck that had been shot near his tavern.
For example, it is unclear who exactly shot the deer, though it may have been Irby himself,[2] his neighbor John Whitley,[7][8] or an anonymous Native American.
[3] It is also uncertain whether the buck's head was mounted on a yard post or over the door of the tavern.