About Samuel Henderson
Lived 1764 – 1841 (aged 76). Samuel Henderson was an American politician.
Samuel Henderson (November 27, 1764 – November 17, 1841) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography Samuel Henderson was born and attended school in England. He immigrated to the United States in 1782 and settled in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. He owned and operated the Henderson Marble Quarries in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Henderson was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Roberts. He died on his estate at Upper Merion, in 1841. Interment in the family burying ground in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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Who was Samuel Henderson?
American politician
When was Samuel Henderson born?
Samuel Henderson was born on 27 November 1764 in England.
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Samuel Henderson died on 17 November 1841 in Upper Merion Township.
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Samuel Henderson was a politician.
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Samuel Henderson was American.
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