Colonel Robert Selph Henry (October 20, 1889 – August 19, 1970) was an American lawyer, railroad executive and historian.
He was an executive of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway from 1921 to 1934, and the vice president of the Association of American Railroads from 1934 to 1958.
[1] During World War I, he served as a Captain of Field Artillery in the United States Army.
[1][2] Henry was Director of Public Relations for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway from 1921 to 1928; Assistant to the Vice President of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railrway from 1928 to 1934; and vice president of the Association of American Railroads from 1934 to 1958.
[1] Henry served on the board of trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University.