Charles Henderson (1860 - 1937)

Ancestors

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Preceded by 34th Governor Emmet O'Neal

Charles Henderson 35th Governor of Alabama 1915—1919

Succeeded by 36th Governor Thomas Kilby

Biography

Charles Henderson was an American businessman serving as the 35th Governor of Alabama from 1915 to 1919 and a member of the Democratic Party. Before serving as governor, Henderson was mayor of Troy, Alabama from 1886 to 1906 and played a key role in Troy’s business and civic development. In 1903, Charles Henderson was appointed to the personal military staff of Gov. William D. Jelks as Aide-de-Camp with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry in the Alabama National Guard.^[1]

After his term as governor, Henderson remained active in the community. In 1937, after a bout with influenza, Henderson suffered a stroke and died at age 76. The public high school and middle school in Troy bear his name.

Sources

1. ↑ State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1903. Montgomery, AL: Brown Printing Co., 1903, p. 11.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKY-DFP : 28 May 2021), Charles Henderson in entry for Jeramiah A Henderson, 1870.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM9-RQX4 : 21 July 2021), Charles Henderson and Laura Montgomery, 07 Nov 1888; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDR6-BJK : 11 January 2021), Charlie Henderson, 1937.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 7218925
• Charles Henderson on Wikipedia
• Wikidata: Item Q182210, en:Wikipedia