John Henderson may refer to:

Politics

* Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet (1752–1817), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Seaford, 1785–86 *

John Henderson (Mississippi politician) John Henderson (February 28, 1797September 15, 1857) was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Mississippi. Born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Henderson worked as a flatboatman on the Mississippi River and studied law. He moved to Mississippi an ...

(1797–1857), United States Senator *

John Henderson (Durham MP) John Henderson (2 May 1807 – 4 April 1884) was an English businessman and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1864 to 1874. Henderson was the son of Gilbert Henderson of Durham, and his wife Ann Robinson. He was educated ...

(1811–1884), British Liberal MP for Durham 1864–74 *

John D. Henderson John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson was an American editor, rancher, businessman, and pro-slavery politician in the Kansas Territory. He was a Colonel in the Border Wars of Bleeding Kansas. Biography Henderson was born in Pennsylvania but moved to the ...

, American editor and pro-slavery politician * John B. Henderson (1826–1913), U.S. Senator and author of 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution *

John A. Henderson John Alexander Henderson (December 21, 1841 – August 10, 1904) was a corporate lawyer and politician in Florida. He was an early resident of Tampa, the brother of William Benton Henderson. He studied law under James Gettis, who raised him ...

(1841–1904), corporate lawyer and politician in Florida *

John S. Henderson John Steele Henderson (January 6, 1846 – October 9, 1916) was a Representative for North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Born near Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina in 1846, the son of Archibald and ...

(1846–1916), Representative from North Carolina's 7th district * John Henderson (West Aberdeenshire MP) (1846–1922), Scottish chartered accountant, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament * John M. Henderson (1868–1947), American politician (Texas House, 1907–09; Texas Senate, 1915–19) *

John Henderson (Conservative politician) Sir John Henderson DL JP (12 July 1888 – 28 May 1975) was a Scottish Conservative party politician. The son of John Henderson and Ellen Shiels, Henderson was educated at the Martyrs' Public School, Glasgow.'HENDERSON, Sir John’, in ''Who W ...

(1888–1975), Conservative MP for Glasgow Cathcart, 1946–1964 *

John Craik-Henderson Professor John James Craik-Henderson (21 December 1890 – 3 December 1971) was a British Conservative Party politician. Henderson was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1940, as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North ...

(1890–1971), British Conservative Party politician *

John E. Henderson John Earl Henderson (January 4, 1917 – December 3, 1994) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961. Biography Henderson was born on January 4, 1917, at Cr ...

(1917–1994), American politician (R–OH) *

John Ward Henderson John Ward Henderson (October 28, 1873 - June 17, 1925) was a lawyer and state legislator who also served as mayor of Tallahassee, Florida in 1905. He served as a state senator in 1907 representing Leon County, Florida. John Alexander Henderson ...

(1874-1925), American politician in Florida

Sport

American football

John G. Henderson John Greene "Tiny" Henderson (July 23, 1892 – after 1917) was a college football and baseball player and coach. He was from Ocilla, Georgia. College football Henderson was a lineman for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1 ...

(1892–?), American college football and baseball player and coach * John Henderson (University of Texas football player) (1912–2020), American college football player *

John Henderson (wide receiver) John William Henderson (born March 21, 1943) is a former professional American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan in 1963 and 1964 and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1972. He was the l ...

(born 1943), American football player *

Jon Henderson Jon Elliott Henderson (December 17, 1944 – August 2, 2020) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He also played one season in the Canadian Football ...

(born 1944), American football wide receiver *

John Henderson (defensive tackle) John Nathan Henderson (born January 9, 1979), nicknamed Big John or Big Hen, is a former football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee and was a ...

(born 1979), American football player

Association football (soccer)

Jack Henderson (footballer) John Henderson (31 July 1844 – 13 July 1932) was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Ulster as a goalkeeper. Henderson earned three caps for Ireland at the 1885 British Home Championship Events January&ndas ...

(1844–1932), Irish football (soccer) player *

Jackie Henderson John Gillespie Henderson (17 January 1932 – 26 January 2005) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward in the English Football League for Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Fulham. Club career Henderso ...

(1932–2005), Scottish football (soccer) player * John Henderson (Scottish footballer) (born 1941), Scottish footballer

Other sports

John Henderson (bowls) John Henderson (c. 1908 – after 1976) was a Canadian international lawn bowler. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 as captain and won a silver medal in the triples TripleS ...

(born 1900), Canadian lawn bowler *

John Henderson (cricketer) John Duncan Henderson (8 August 1928 – 26 January 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in three first-class matches for Central Districts in 1960/61. Henderson died in Hastings on 26 January 2019, at the age of 90. See also * Li ...

(1928-2019), New Zealand cricketer *

John Henderson (rugby league) John Henderson (1929 – 2014) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax and York, ...

(1929–2014), rugby league footballer of the 1950s *

John Henderson (ice hockey) John Duncan Henderson (born March 25, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender Career Henderson played 46 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League between 1954 and 1956. The rest of his career, which lasted ...

(born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player *

John Henderson (Australian rules footballer) John Henderson (born 31 August 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL. Henderson played mostly as a centreman but was originally a half back. He was a premiership player with Collingwood in 1958 ...

(born 1938), Australian rules footballer with Collingwood * John Henderson (hurler) (born 1957), Irish hurler * John Henderson (darts player) (born 1973), Scottish darts player

Others

John Henderson, 5th of Fordell Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell (1605–1650), was a Scottish soldier and mercenary, distinguished as a Cavalier in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Born 3 November 1605 in Fordell, Fife. He was a distinguished soldier, who had been enslave ...

(1605–1650), Scottish Royalist soldier during the English Civil War *

John Henderson (actor) John Henderson (8 March 1747 – 3 December 1785) was an English actor, known as "The Bath Roscius", who inherited David Garrick's mantle as the greatest Shakesperean actor. From 1772 until 1778 he performed as part of the company at the Ol ...

(1747–1785), English Shakespearean actor *

John Henderson (collector) John Henderson (1797–1878) was an English collector of works of art. Life Born in Adelphi Terrace, London, he was son of John Henderson and Georgiana Jane, only child of George Keate, F.R.S. His father, an amateur artist, was an early patron o ...

(1797–1878), English collector of works of art *

John Henderson (architect) John Henderson (1 March 1804 – 27 June 1862) was a Scottish architect operational in the mid-19th century. He is chiefly remembered as a church architect, with his early work being in the Gothic revival and tractarian style, before develop ...

(1804–1862), Scottish architect *

John Henderson (painter) John Henderson (1860-1924) was a Scottish Glaswegian landscape and portrait painter and Director of Glasgow School of Art Family John Henderson was the brother of the painter Joseph Morris Henderson RSA (1863-1936) and the son of the Scottish Gl ...

(1860–1924), Scottish landscape and portrait painter * John Robertson Henderson (1863–1925), zoologist *

John Henderson Jr. John Brooks Henderson Jr. (February 18, 1870 – January 4, 1923) was an American diplomat, educator, and malacologist. Early life Henderson was born in Pike County, Missouri on February 18, 1870. He was the son of United States Senator John ...

(1870–1923), American diplomat and educator *

John Henderson (geologist) John Henderson (13 May 1880 – 5 March 1959) was a New Zealand geologist and science administrator. Biography Born in Dunedin in 1880, Henderson was educated at Otago Boys' High School. He then studied at the University of Otago, where he com ...

(1880–1959), New Zealand geologist and science administrator *

John Tasker Henderson John Tasker Henderson (9 December 1905 – 2 January 1983) was a Canadian Physicist whose career was with the National Research Council (NRC). Educated at McGill and London, Henderson joined the NRC in 1933 where he worked on the effects of the io ...

(1905–1983), Canadian physicist * John Oliver Henderson (1909–1974), U.S. federal judge * Johnny Henderson (John Ronald Henderson, 1920–2003), British Army officer *

John Henderson (activist) John B. Henderson, Esq. (1925-2010) was an attorney, business executive, sailor and member of the Miami Lighthouse Board. He was an American naval officer and Secretary of Defense operative during the Truman presidency. A native of Australia, Joh ...

(1925-2010), Australian-American blind activist * John L. Henderson (born 1932), American university administrator *

John Henderson (director) John Henderson is an English film director, film and television director (born in England, 1949) After leaving advertising, Henderson's first directing job was for ''Spitting Image'' on ITV (TV network), ITV, which won him a British Academy ...

(born 1949), British film and television director *

J. G. W. Henderson John Graham Wilmot Henderson is a retired Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Henderson has worked within the Classics Faculty since 1975, as Assistant Lecturer (1975–1978), Lecturer (1978� ...

, English classicist *

John Henderson (British Army officer) Major-General John McNiven Ross Henderson CB is a retired British Army officer who commanded British Forces Germany. He became Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council in May 2015. Early life Henderson was educated at Heriot-Watt Univ ...

, British general *

John Henderson (historian) John S. Henderson is a professor of Italian Renaissance history at Birkbeck College, University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university lo ...

, professor of Italian Renaissance history * John Henderson (engineer), U.S. Army engineer * John Henderson (Emmerdale), fictional character on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''