John Henderson (Mississippi politician)
- John Henderson (Mississippi politician)
Infobox Senator
name=John Henderson
jr/sr=United States Senator
state=Mississippi
party=Whig
term=March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845
preceded=Thomas H. Williams
succeeded=Jesse Speight
date of birth=February 28, 1797
place of birth=Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
date of death=September 15, 1857
place of death=Pass Christian, Mississippi, USA
spouse=
profession=Politician, Lawyer, Flatboatman
John Henderson (February 28, 1797 – September 15, 1857) was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Mississippi.
Born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Henderson worked as a flatboatman on the Mississippi River and studied law. He moved to Mississippi and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Woodville, Mississippi. He served as a brigadier general in the Mississippi Militia and was a member of the Mississippi Senate from 1835 to 1836. In 1838, Henderson was elected a Whig to the United States Senate, serving one full term, 1839 to 1845. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills in the 26th Congress, of the Post Office and Post Roads in the 27th Congress and of the Committee on Private Land Claims in the 27th Congress and 28th Congresses. Afterwards, Henderson resumed practicing law in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1851, he was tried in the United States District Court in New Orleans for violation of the neutrality laws of 1818 for complicity in expeditions against Cuba, however was acquitted. He retired from public life and died in Pass Christian, Mississippi on September 15, 1857. He was interned in Live Oak Cemetery in Pass Christian.
References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13054902 John Henderson] at Find A Grave
* [http://www.constitution.org/cmt/hendj/ccpp.htm "Considerations on the Constitutionality of President’s Proclamations"] by John Henderson
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