Leonard Henderson

Leonard Henderson

Leonard Henderson (1772 - 1833) was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833, and an associate judge of that court beforehand.

Henderson was born in Granville County, North Carolina on October 6, 1772. His father, Richard Henderson, was a pioneer, state Superior Court judge and politician. His brother, Archibald Henderson, was a state legislator and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He read law under his father's cousin, Judge John Williams.

When the North Carolina General Assembly created the state Supreme Court in 1818, it elected Henderson as one of the first members of the three-judge court. The judges of the Court elected Henderson their Chief in 1829. He was also a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Judge Henderson died in Williamsboro, in what is today Vance County, North Carolina, on August 13, 1833.

Henderson, North Carolina, Hendersonville, North Carolina, and Henderson County, North Carolina are named for him.

References

*"The Heritage of Vance County". Vance County Historical Society. 1984. page 24.

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgranvi/families/Judge-Henderson.htm Article on Richard and Leonard Henderson at Rootsweb]
* [http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?sp=Markers&sv=G-99 North Carolina Historical Marker]


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