Richard Henderson
American attorney and politician
About Richard Henderson
Richard Henderson was an American.
Richard Henderson (1815 – June 11, 1878) was an anti-secessionist attorney who served as the first post-Civil War mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Biography Henderson was born in Warren County, Tennessee in 1815. After pursuing a legal career, he moved to Chattanooga in 1840 where he founded his own law office. He served until December 28, 1865, when Charles Lewis was elected, the first full-term mayor of the city after the Civil War. He died on June 11, 1878.
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American attorney and politician (1815–1878)
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