| Birth name | John Earl Henderson |
|---|---|
| State 1 | Ohio |
| Term start 1 | January 3, 1955 |
| Term end 1 | January 3, 1961 |
| Preceded 1 | Robert T. Secrest |
| Succeeded 1 | Tom V. Moorehead |
| Office 2 | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives |
| Term 2 | 1951-1954 |
| Party | Republican |
| Birth date | January 4, 1917 |
| Death date | December 3, 1994 (aged 77) |
| Birth place | Crafton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death place | Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S. (Plot: Section 65 Lot 83) |
| Alma mater |
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
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
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
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
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.