John Henderson Jr.
John Brooks Henderson, Jr. | |
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Born |
Pike County, Missouri, | February 18, 1870
Died |
January 4, 1923 52) Washington, D.C. | (aged
Nationality | American |
John Brooks Henderson, Jr. (February 18, 1870 - January 4, 1923) was an American diplomat and educator. He was the son of Senator John Brooks Henderson and social activist Mary Foote Henderson. graduated from Harvard in 1891 and received his degree in law from Columbian University (now George Washington University) in 1893.[1] He was Private Secretary to the Honorable John W. Foster while Foster was diplomatic advisor to the Chinese government from 1896-1897.[2]
Henderson authored two books, and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution from 1910-1923.[3] He married Angelica Schuyler Crosby of New York in 1903 in Jefferson County, West Virginia.[4]
Publications
- American Diplomatic Questions, 1901, McMillan Company. New York.
- Cruise of the Tomas Barrera, 1916, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
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References
- ↑ General alumni catalogue of George Washington University / compiled by W.J. Maxwell. 1917
- ↑ Historical Society of Washington, DC Finding Aid
- ↑ Who Was Who in America. Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1)
- ↑ Find-a-Grave entry