Samuel Henderson (November 27, 1764November 17, 1841) was a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Biography
Samuel Henderson was born and attended school in
England
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. He immigrated to the
United States
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in 1782 and settled in
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
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History
Montgomery was incorporated as a borough ...
. He owned and operated the Henderson Marble Quarries in
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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.
Henderson was elected as a
Federalist to the
Thirteenth
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Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Jonathan Roberts. He died on his estate at
Upper Merion, in 1841. Interment in the family burying ground in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Sources
The Political Graveyard
1764 births
1841 deaths
English emigrants to the United States
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Politicians from Philadelphia
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