Joseph Welles Henderson
American academic administrator
About Joseph Welles Henderson
Lived 1890 – 1957 (aged 67). Joseph Welles Henderson was an American.
Joseph Welles Henderson (February 6, 1890 – July 25, 1957), born in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, was acting president of Bucknell University from 1953 to 1954.
Education
Henderson received his A.B. and master's degrees from Bucknell, and his law degree from Harvard Law School (1913).
Career Henderson became a partner in Rawle & Henderson LLP in Philadelphia in 1917 (his fourth year at the firm). He worked in the firm's Admiralty law practice. He was a member of the Board of Philadelphia City Trusts.
In addition to being acting president at Bucknell from 1953 to 1954, Henderson was president of the Union League in 1955 and 1956.
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Who was Joseph Welles Henderson?
American academic administrator
When was Joseph Welles Henderson born?
Joseph Welles Henderson was born on 6 February 1890 in Montgomery.
When did Joseph Welles Henderson die?
Joseph Welles Henderson died on 25 July 1957.
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Joseph Welles Henderson was American.
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