Editing John E. Henderson

{{short description|American politician}}

{{One source|date=May 2013}}

{{Infobox officeholder
|birthname= John Earl Henderson
|name = John E. Henderson
|image= John E. Henderson 85th.jpg
|state1=Ohio
|district1={{ushr|Ohio|15|15th}}
|term_start1=January 3, 1955
|term_end1=January 3, 1961
|preceded1=[[Robert T. Secrest]]
|succeeded1=[[Tom V. Moorehead]]
|office2= Member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
|term2= 1951-1954
|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|birth_date={{birth date|1917|1|4|mf=yes}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1994|12|3|1917|1|4|mf=yes}}
|birth_place=[[Crafton, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|death_place=[[Cambridge, Ohio]], U.S.
|restingplace=Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S. (Plot: Section 65 Lot 83)
|alma_mater={{plainlist |
* [[Ohio Wesleyan University]]
* [[University of Michigan Law School]]}}
}}

'''John Earl Henderson''' (January 4, 1917 – December 3, 1994) was an [[United States of America|American]] lawyer, jurist, and politician of the [[United States Republican Party|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, Ohio|Guernsey County]] in 1922. He attended the schools of Guernsey County, and high school at Cambridge.<ref name=bioguide>{{cite web|publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|title=HENDERSON, John Earl (1917-1994)|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000484}}</ref> 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.<ref name=bioguide/>

=== Congress ===
Henderson was elected to the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] from 1951 to 1954, and elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[84th United States Congress|84th]] through [[86th United States Congress|86th]] Congresses, (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961). Henderson voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|Civil Rights Acts of 1957]] and [[Civil Rights Act of 1960|1960]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42|title=HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.|work=GovTrack.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102|title=HR 8601. PASSAGE.}}</ref>

=== Later career ===
He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1960, and resumed law practice in Cambridge. He was a judge of the [[Ohio Courts of Common Pleas|Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas]] from 1980 to 1986, and resided in Cambridge until his death on December 3, 1994. {{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}

His remains were interred at Northwood Cemetery in Cambridge.

==References==
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==Links==
* {{find a Grave|19152536}}

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| after=[[Tom V. Moorehead]]
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