Henry Lee Jost (December 6, 1873 – July 13, 1950) was a Democratic Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1912–1916 and a U.S Representative from March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925.

He stayed at the Five Points Mission for Homeless Children and was sent westward on an orphan train, where he was adopted in Hopkins, Missouri.

[1] Jost graduated from the Kansas City Law School in 1898 worked for the Jackson County, Missouri prosecuting attorney’s office in 1909.

He was backed by Democratic power boss Joe Shannon with the "rabbits" faction.

Notable events during his tenure: Jost retired in Belton, Missouri.