Henderson, John Brooks (11/16/1826-04/12/1913)

Summary

• Occupation: U.S. Senator, attorney
• Number of Terms: 4

Subject

• Henderson, J. B (John Brooks) 1870-1923
• Board of Regents
• Citizen Regent

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

Regent images can be seen at

Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Missouri Historical Society

Regent type

Citizen

State

District of Columbia

Short Legal Citation

• 27 Stat. 393 (1892), J. Res. No. 2
• 30 Stat. 733 (1898), J. Res. No. 4
• 33 Stat. 582 (1904), J. Res. No. 5
• 36 Stat. 874 (1910), J. Res. No. 8
• 39 Stat. 868 (1917), ch. 19

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co., 1943.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 01/26/1892-03/01/1911

Topic

• Lawyers
• Regents

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

Biographies

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