Archibald Henderson (politician)


Archibald Henderson was a legislator, lawyer, and Congressional Representative from North Carolina.

Biography

He was born near Williamsboro, Granville County, North Carolina, August 7, 1768; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Springer College; moved to Salisbury, North Carolina, about 1790; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salisbury; clerk and master in equity 1795–1798; elected as a Federalist to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses ; member of the State House of Commons 1807–1809, 1814, 1819, and 1820; resumed the practice of law in Salisbury, N.C., and died there October 21, 1822; interment in the City Cemetery.
He was the son of Richard Henderson, the brother of Leonard Henderson, and father-in-law of Nathaniel Boyden.
The Archibald Henderson Law Office at Salisbury was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.