Bennett H. Henderson Explained

Bennett Hillsman Henderson
State:	Tennessee
District:	4th
Term Start:	March 4, 1815
Term End:	March 3, 1817
Predecessor:	John H. Bowen
Successor:	Samuel E. Hogg
Party:	Democratic-Republican
Birth Date:	February 23, 1782
Birth Place:	Bedford, Virginia
Death Place:	Summitville, Tennessee

Bennett Hillsman Henderson, (February 23, 1782October 12, 1849^[1]) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.^[2]

Biography

Henderson was born on February 23, 1782, in Bedford, Virginia son of William and Lockey Henderson. His family moved to Tennessee about 1790.^[3] He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817. He served from December 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817.^[4]

Death

Henderson died in Summitville, Tennessee in 1849.^[5]

External links

Notes and References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68594532/bennett-hillsman-henderson Bennett Hillsman Henderson
2. Web site: Bennett H. Henderson. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. February 11, 2013.
3. Web site: Bennett H. Henderson. Ancestry.com. February 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603194458/http://tnhendersons.rootsweb.ancestry.com/sumner2.html. June 3, 2016. dead.
4. Web site: Bennett H. Henderson. Govtrack US Congress. February 11, 2013.
5. Web site: Bennett H. Henderson. The Political Graveyard. February 11, 2013.