Henry C. Stiening, also spelled Henry C. Steining, (December 26, 1895 – June 23, 1962) was an American politician and lawyer.
Henry C Stiening was born in Germany in 1895. In 1896, his family immigrated to Foster Pond, Illinois."Memorials: North Dakota State Bar Association" North Dakota Law Review. University of North Dakota. Retrieved August 7, 2024. The Stiening family moved to Pierce County, North Dakota, in 1900 and then a farm near Felton, Minnesota, in 1910. Stiening also lived in Barnesville, Minnesota, before moving to Moorhead, Minnesota, in 1925.
Steining was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1935 until 1947. He was also the mayor of Moorhead from 1952 until 1953.A Century Together: A History of Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota (PDF). Fargo-Moorhead Centennial Corporation. 1975. p. 162. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Stiening was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity as well as the Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minnesota.
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