John S. Henderson

John S. Henderson

John Steele Henderson (born January 6, 1846 in Salisbury , Rowan County , North Carolina , †  October 9, 1916 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1895 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Henderson first attended a private school in Melville and then studied between January 1862 and November 1864 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . In November 1864 he dropped out to serve in the Confederation Army during the final phase of the Civil War . He then graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1865.

After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1866, he began to work as a lawyer. Between 1866 and 1868 he was a land registrar ( Register of Deeds ) in Rowan County. In 1875, Henderson took part as a delegate to a meeting to revise the state constitution. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1876 he was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives ; In 1878 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1881, Henderson was one of three men tasked with revising North Carolina state law. In 1884 he served as a judge on the Inferior Court in Rowan County.

In the congressional election of 1884 , Henderson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Tire York on March 4, 1885 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 ; from 1891 he was chairman of the postal committee. After leaving the US House of Representatives, John Henderson practiced as a lawyer in Salisbury. He was re-elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1900 and 1902. In 1900 he was also a member of the city council. He died on October 9, 1916 in Salisbury, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John S. Henderson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John S. Henderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)