Joseph Welles Henderson (February 6, 1890 – July 25, 1957), born in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, was acting president of Bucknell University from 1953 to 1954.

Education

Henderson received his A.B. and master's degrees from Bucknell, and his law degree from

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(1913).

Career

Henderson became a partner in

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in Philadelphia in 1917 (his fourth year at the firm). He worked in the firm's

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practice. He was a member of the Board of Philadelphia City Trusts. Henderson was the 67th president of the American Bar Association, from 1943 to 1944, elected by a unanimous vote of the House of Delegates. In addition to being acting president at Bucknell from 1953 to 1954, Henderson was president of the Union League in 1955 and 1956.

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Bucknell University people Presidents of Bucknell University Bucknell University alumni Bucknell University faculty Harvard Law School alumni Presidents of the American Bar Association 1890 births 1957 deaths 20th-century American academics {{US-academic-administrator-1890s-stub