Founder Profile
Henry S. Terry
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Henry S. Terry?
Henry S. Terry is a founder of MetLife, Inc., which was founded in 1868 with William A. Brewer.
- Company founded
- MetLife, Inc.
- Founded
- 1868
- Co-founders
- William A. Brewer
Background
New York merchant in the post-Civil War period; detailed biographical records are limited.
Founding Story
Henry S. Terry is listed among the New York businessmen associated with the 1868 reorganization that created Metropolitan Life Insurance Company out of the National Union Life and Limb Insurance Company. The company struggled in its first decade; its turnaround came in 1879 when president Joseph F. Knapp introduced weekly-premium industrial insurance. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- MetLife full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 results (MetLife, Inc.)
- MetLife 2025 annual report PDF (MetLife, Inc.)