Son of Sylvanus Henderson and Hannah Johnson Henderson, he was born in Sinclairville.
He attended medical school at the University of Buffalo in 1848 but decided to leave school, and became a druggist in Jamestown and Sinclairville, New York.
In 1871 he was appointed deputy collector for the IRS, covering district 31, which later became became the 27th district. Previous to this he was appointed postmaster in Sinclairville, New York in 1869. He founded the Chautauqua Society of History and Natural Science. He was a founder of the Jamestown Liberal Unitarian Church. He was a lifelong member of the Sinclairville Sylvan Lodge.
He aligned himself with the anti-slavery movement and was a founder of the Free- Soil party. His first vote in the U.S. presidential election was for John P. Hale.
He was survived by two daughters, Lucia Tiffany Henderson and Mrs. W.H. Henchey.
Sources: obituary 15 November 1910 Buffalo Evening News
History of Chautauqua County and Its People, Volume II∼
He attended medical school at the University of Buffalo in 1848 but decided to leave school, and became a druggist in Jamestown and Sinclairville, New York.
In 1871 he was appointed deputy collector for the IRS, covering district 31, which later became became the 27th district. Previous to this he was appointed postmaster in Sinclairville, New York in 1869. He founded the Chautauqua Society of History and Natural Science. He was a founder of the Jamestown Liberal Unitarian Church. He was a lifelong member of the Sinclairville Sylvan Lodge.
He aligned himself with the anti-slavery movement and was a founder of the Free- Soil party. His first vote in the U.S. presidential election was for John P. Hale.
He was survived by two daughters, Lucia Tiffany Henderson and Mrs. W.H. Henchey.
Sources: obituary 15 November 1910 Buffalo Evening News
History of Chautauqua County and Its People, Volume II∼
Son of Sylvanus Henderson and Hannah Johnson Henderson, he was born in Sinclairville.
He attended medical school at the University of Buffalo in 1848 but decided to leave school, and became a druggist in Jamestown and Sinclairville, New York.
In 1871 he was appointed deputy collector for the IRS, covering district 31, which later became became the 27th district. Previous to this he was appointed postmaster in Sinclairville, New York in 1869. He founded the Chautauqua Society of History and Natural Science. He was a founder of the Jamestown Liberal Unitarian Church. He was a lifelong member of the Sinclairville Sylvan Lodge.
He aligned himself with the anti-slavery movement and was a founder of the Free- Soil party. His first vote in the U.S. presidential election was for John P. Hale.
He was survived by two daughters, Lucia Tiffany Henderson and Mrs. W.H. Henchey.
Sources: obituary 15 November 1910 Buffalo Evening News
History of Chautauqua County and Its People, Volume II∼
He attended medical school at the University of Buffalo in 1848 but decided to leave school, and became a druggist in Jamestown and Sinclairville, New York.
In 1871 he was appointed deputy collector for the IRS, covering district 31, which later became became the 27th district. Previous to this he was appointed postmaster in Sinclairville, New York in 1869. He founded the Chautauqua Society of History and Natural Science. He was a founder of the Jamestown Liberal Unitarian Church. He was a lifelong member of the Sinclairville Sylvan Lodge.
He aligned himself with the anti-slavery movement and was a founder of the Free- Soil party. His first vote in the U.S. presidential election was for John P. Hale.
He was survived by two daughters, Lucia Tiffany Henderson and Mrs. W.H. Henchey.
Sources: obituary 15 November 1910 Buffalo Evening News
History of Chautauqua County and Its People, Volume II∼
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