John Henderson (Mississippi politician)

John Henderson ( born February 28, 1797 Cumberland County, New Jersey; † September 15, 1857 in Pass Christian, Mississippi) was an American lawyer and politician ( Whig Party ), who represented the state of Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.

As a young man, John Henderson earned his livelihood by controlled flat- boats on the Mississippi River. After studying the law, he moved to the state of Mississippi, where he was admitted to the bar and opened a law firm in Woodville. In the State of Mississippi Militia, he was promoted to brigadier general; politically, he worked for the first time from 1835 to 1836 as a member of the State Senate.

1838 Henderson was elected as a Whig candidate in the U.S. Senate in Washington. He spent an entire legislative period between March 4, 1839 March 3, 1845. During this time he served, among others, as Chairman of the Committee on engrossed bills, the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads and the Committee on Private Land Claims. After his retirement from Congress, he resumed his legal practice again and practiced in New Orleans. In 1851 he had to answer to the local federal district court for an alleged violation of the Neutrality Act of 1818, but was acquitted. After he retired from professional life.