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Archibald Henderson (August 7, 1768 – October 21, 1822) was a legislator, lawyer, and Congressional Representative from North Carolina.


Biography

Henderson was born on August 7, 1768, near Williamsboro, Granville County, North Carolina. He was the son of jurist Richard Henderson, the brother of Chief Justice
Leonard Henderson Leonard Henderson (October 6, 1772 – August 13, 1833) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833, and an associate judge of that court beforehand. Biography Henderson was born in G ...
, and father-in-law of U.S. Congressman Nathaniel Boyden. Henderson attended the Granville common schools, and graduated from Springer College. In ca. 1790, he moved to Salisbury, North Carolina, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salisbury. The Archibald Henderson Law Office at Salisbury was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. He was clerk and master in equity from 1795–1798. Henderson was elected as a Federalist to the Sixth and Seventh United States Congress (March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803). He was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly 1807–1809, 1814, 1819, and 1820. He then resumed the practice of law in Salisbury.


Death

Henderson died on October 21, 1822 in Salisbury, North Carolina. Interment was in the City Cemetery.


See also

* Sixth United States Congress *
Seventh United States Congress The 7th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1801, ...


References


External links


U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry

North Carolina booklet: Great Events in North Carolina History
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Archibald Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1768 births 1822 deaths Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina People from Granville County, North Carolina