Henry Murray

**Henry Murray** is the father of Leighton and Nico Murray.

## History

### Dropping Leighton Off

On the drive to Essex College to drop off his daughter, Leighton, Henry told her how much she was going to love it there. Henry questioned her decision to room with her high school friends, but she assured him that it would be fine, despite some questionable decisions they'd made in the past.

When they arrived and entered the dorm, Leighton was surprised to see three girls she didn't recognize in there and left with Henry. She later returned to the room as she had no other place to stay for the night until she could contact the housing office.

On the first day of classes, Henry called Leighton and expressed his joy that she was going to Essex like he had. He asked if she'd made up with Esme and Francesca and Leighton told him she didn't even think about them anymore. He also asked if she'd met any cute boys and she joked that she was already pregnant.

### Parents' Weekend

Henry and his wife, Mimi, came to Essex for parents' weekend. While they were there, Henry insisted they take a family photo with them all wearing Essex sweatshirts. They also brought fake leaves for the perfect fall photo. That evening, they went out to dinner with Leighton and Nico, plus Leighton's roommates and their parents. Mimi was critical of the restaurant, which was not as nice as she wanted. The dinner was awkward as the parents conflicted with each other, especially Henry and Evette Chase, who differed in their political beliefs. During a bathroom break, Mimi threw the purse hook Carol Finkle had given her in the trash. Leighton called her out for that, but Mimi pointed out that she and Leighton were the same kind of person. Things got even more awkward when Whitney reported that her father wouldn't be joining them at the dinner and Henry made a comment to Mimi about it. Evette called him out on it and forced him to apologize for making her daughter feel bad.

### Nico's Expulsion and Leighton's Return to School

After Leighton's Thanksgiving break, Henry drove her back to school. He cried as he dropped her off because Nico had been expelled. Leighton assured him that Nico would be fine, but Henry worried about him because he said Nico was sensitive instead of tough like she was.

### Visiting Leighton

Henry came to Essex to visit Leighton. He said he and Mimi were going through a hard time with Nico being expelled and Mimi's charity being investigated by the D.A., plus Mimi's hair transplant didn't take. While they were there, they went out to eat and ran into Henry's old school friend, George, and George's daughter, Tatum. Unaware that Leighton and Tatum were seeing each other, Henry invited them to join himself and Leighton when they said they couldn't get a table. During the meal, Henry and George talked about their time at school. George said Tatum should find someone like Leighton to date. When Henry lamented that Leighton never told him anything about her dating life, Leighton told him she was dating Tatum. Shocked, Henry left the table and went outside. Leighton joined him and he told her he loved her and that he was just shocked. He worried about what it said about him that he didn't see it coming. Henry asked if she was happy and she said she was, as it related to her sexuality. He said he was proud of her and he liked Tatum for her.

### Campus Visit

Henry and Mimi came back to campus so Mimi could attend the Kappa Spring Festival with Leighton. On the trip, he wore a shirt that said, "proud gay dad," but didn't realize until Leighton said something that the shirt implied that Henry was the one who was gay. Henry saw his wife and daughter off, telling them to have fun while he went to destroy the only copy of a hurtful op-ed he wrote in 1992.

## Relationships

### Family

He and Mimi have two children: Nico and Leighton.

## References

1. ↑ Welcome to Essex
2. ↑ Naked Party
3. ↑ Parents Weekend
4. ↑ Winter is Coming
5. ↑ Pre-Frosh Weekend
6. ↑ The Rooming Lottery