William B. Henderson was a farmer and state legislator in North Carolina. He was a Republican. He was African American.[1]

He lived in Middleburg, North Carolina.

In 1892 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, but John P. Leach and the Democrats unseated him and several other Republicans.[2] He represented Vance County in the North Carolina Senate in 1897.[2][3]

In 1898, North Carolina Governor D. L. Russell appointed him as fertilizer inspector.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Trelease, Allen W. (1980). "The Fusion Legislatures of 1895 and 1897: A Roll-Call Analysis of the North Carolina House of Representatives". The North Carolina Historical Review. 57 (3): 307. JSTOR 23535481.
  2. 1 2 3 "Henderson, William B. | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina State Senate - 1897". www.carolana.com.
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