James Henry Dickey Henderson

James Henry Dickey Henderson (born July 23, 1810 in Salem , Crittenden County , Kentucky , † December 13, 1885 in Eugene , Oregon ) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1867 he represented the state of Oregon in the US House of Representatives .

Early Years and Rise in Oregon

In 1817, James Henderson came to the Missouri Territory , where he attended public schools and completed an apprenticeship in printing. He then worked in the field of theology . After moving to Washington County , Pennsylvania , he served as a pastor there between 1843 and 1851. He then returned to Missouri , where he edited a literary magazine. As an opponent of slavery , he felt uncomfortable in Missouri because there were many slave owners there.

In 1852 he moved over the Oregon Trail to Oregon and settled first in Yamhill County and later in Lane County . There he worked in the field of agriculture, especially fruit growing. In 1859 he became a school councilor in Lane County.

Congressman

Politically, Henderson was a member of the Republican Party . In 1864 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced John R. McBride on March 4, 1865 . In Congress , he was a member of the Committee on Pacific Railroad , the Mining Committee, the Indian Affairs Committee, and the Special Committee to investigate the assassination attempt on President Abraham Lincoln .

In 1866, James Henderson was not nominated by his party for another term in the House of Representatives. Therefore, he left the Congress on March 3, 1867. After returning to Oregon, he returned to farming. At the same time he was a preacher. James Henderson was married to Mary E. Fisher, with whom he had at least five children.

Web links

• James Henry Dickey Henderson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry James Dickey Henderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)