Walter Lewis Hensley (September 3, 1871 – July 18, 1946) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born nearPevely, Missouri, Hensley attended the public schools and the law department of theUniversity of Missouri.He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice inWayne County, Missouri.He moved to Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, and continued the practice of law.He served as prosecuting attorney of St. Francois County 1898-1902.He moved toFarmington, Missouri, and practiced law.
Hensley was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919). On April 5, 1917, he joined 49 other representatives in voting against declaring war on Germany.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918.United States district attorney from March 1919 until he resigned in May 1920.Reengaged in the private practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri, until 1936, when he retired and moved to near Pevely.He died at his summer home inLudington, Michigan, July 18, 1946.He was interred in Sandy Baptist Cemetery, near Pevely, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 13th congressional district 1911-1919 | Succeeded by |
