Henry C. Gonzalez (May 3, 1935 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician. He served as mayor of South Gate, California on several occasions. Gonzalez was born in Los Angeles. His father was an immigrant from the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Gonzales was raised in the neighborhood of Watts, and moved to South Gate in 1961, and worked for the United Auto Workers. Gonzalez married his wife, Theresa, in 1956. They had two children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Gonzalez died at a hospital in Whittier, California on March 28, 2020 at age 84.