[2] He took the name of his uncle Henry Minton (1811-1875), a founder of the caterer's trade guild in Philadelphia, who had become a prosperous businessman.

McKee had come to Philadelphia from Virginia in the 1840s, become a waiter and then the owner of restaurants before moving into real estate and reputedly becoming a very wealthy man.

[5] On 15 May 1904 Minton co-founded Sigma Pi Phi, also called the Boulé, the first Black Greek letter fraternity.

[8] At that time, fraternities were important in helping people develop contacts that would assist them in their careers.

Minton gave the purpose as to "bind men of like qualities, tastes and attainments into close sacred union, that they might know the best of one another."

[8] Sigma Pi Phi is the oldest surviving Black Greek letter fraternity, with 5,000 members as of 2008.

He held this position for the next 24 years, during which time many interns and nurses received their training at the hospital.

He was also a member of the staff of the Henry Phipps Institute, which was famous for its treatment of tuberculosis, from 1915 until he died in 1946.

[5] Henry married Edith Wormley, daughter of the wealthy owners of a large hotel in Washington.