John E. Henderson
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John E. Henderson | |
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| 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 | |
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| Born | John Earl Henderson January 4, 1917 Crafton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1994 (aged 77) Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S. (Plot: Section 65 Lot 83) |
| Political party | Republican |
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John Earl Henderson (January 4, 1917 – December 3, 1994) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician of the Republican Party who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961.
Biography
[edit]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.
Military service
[edit]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]
Congress
[edit]Henderson was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives from 1951 to 1954, and elected as a Republican to the 84th through 86th Congresses, (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961). Henderson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.[2][3]
Later career
[edit]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 from 1980 to 1986, and resided in Cambridge until his death on December 3, 1994. [citation needed]
His remains were interred at Northwood Cemetery in Cambridge.
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