John E. Henderson

John Earl Henderson


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by	Robert T. Secrest
Succeeded by	Tom V. Moorehead
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1951-1954
Personal details
Born	(1917-01-04)January 4, 1917 Crafton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1994(1994-12-03) (aged 77) Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S. (Plot: Section 65 Lot 83)
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University University of Michigan Law School

John Earl Henderson (January 4, 1917 – December 3, 1994) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961.

Henderson was born on January 4, 1917 at Crafton, Pennsylvania. He moved to Cambridge, Ohio in 1920, and moved to a dairy farm in nearby Guernsey County in 1922. He attended the schools of Guernsey County, and high school at Cambridge.^[1] He graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio in 1939 and from the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1942. He joined the United States Army as a private in 1942, and rose to captain of infantry after service in Europe. He was discharged in 1946 and commenced practice in Cambridge.^[1]

Henderson was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives from 1951–54, and elected as a Republican to the 84th through 86th Congresses, (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961). He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1960, and resumed law practice in Cambridge. He was a judge of the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas 1980-1986, and resided in Cambridge until his death on December 3, 1994.

References

1 2 "HENDERSON, John Earl (1917-1994)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Links

John E. Henderson at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert T. Secrest	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district 1955–1961	Succeeded by Tom V. Moorehead

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district

Sloane Allen Andrews Morris Kennon Hunter Sapp Burns Helmick Nugen Morris Plants E. H. Moore Sprague Van Vorhes Geddes Dawes Warner Wilkins Grosvenor Harter Van Voorhis Dawes Joyce White Mooney White C. E. Moore Secrest Griffiths Secrest Henderson Moorehead Secrest Wylie Pryce Kilroy Stivers

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