P. A. Henderson | |
Birth Date: | 7 January 1875 |
Birth Place: | Hampton, Georgia |
Death Place: | Miami, Florida |
Order2: | 7th |
Office2: | Mayor of Miami |
Term Start2: | November 1915 |
Term End2: | November 1917[1] |
Predecessor2: | J. W. Watson, Sr. |
Successor2: | J. W. Watson, Sr. |
Term Start1: | 1923 |
Term End1: | 1925 |
Predecessor1: | C. D. Leffler |
Successor1: | Edward C. Romfh |
Order1: | 11th |
Office1: | Mayor of Miami |
Spouse: | Julia McCrimmon |
Children: | Parker Adair Henderson Jr. Arthur J. Henderson |
Occupation: | Lumberman |
Parker Adair "P. A." Henderson (January 7, 1875 – July 25, 1925) was an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh and eleventh mayor of Miami.
Henderson was born in Hampton, Georgia, where his father owned a series of successful Saw Mills. Parker was 16 when his father first in-trusted him to running one of his saw mills which he ran for 15 years. Parker moved to Miami, Florida in 1906 where he organized the McCrimmon Lumber Company with his brother-in-law [2] C.T. McCrimmon. In 1912, Parker purchased his brother-in-law's interest in the company, renaming it P.A. Henderson Lumber Company. Parker was elected Mayor of Miami in June, 1915 taking office the following November. He was elected again in 1923. He passed away while still in office in 1925.[3]
Mr. Henderson was a member of the Masonic Order, Noble of the Mystic Shrine, Benevolent and Protective order of Elks and the Hoo Hoo.[4]