The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-11

msdiately upon arriving home, dying
in few moments. Mr.. Hendera
son had been subject 10 heart
disorders for same time, and his physician,
DIR. F. w. Hays, had warned him against
over-exsrtion.
William Henderson was son OF John
Henderson. a native Of Albemsrle county,
| Virginia, whose father settled in
America before the revolution. Will,
lam Henderson was born in Lawrence
county, Alabama, Oct. IA, 1920. His
mother died while he was an infant, and
his family soon after removed from tho
place Of his birth to Grant county, Ken
lucky. and a short time later TO Morgan
| county, in the same state, where the
boy was raised on farm.
working and attending school. In
the summer of 1887 young Henderson
came to indianapolis He had the ex-
perience Of the ambitious young men or
| that period, whose educational advantages
depended upon their own exertions.
After teaching school and studying law be
went to New Castle, where he began to
practice In lS49 he was admitted to the
supreme court OF the state, and in 1854 to
! the u. s. supreme court. He was success
| ful, and in 1851 located again in Indianap-
oils. Here his abilities and propensity for
hard work soon built him up lucrative
and important practice, which was pur-
sued with but brief interval devoted to
other pursuits.
His first partner in the law was the late
| Judge Samuel +. Perkins, with whom
| Mr.. Henderson had become acquainted in
New Castle In 1853 Judge Mcdonald en-
tered the firm, and shortly after Mr..
Henderson withdrew and went into
business again for himself. In
| 1865 he was elected presi-
| dent OF the Indianapolis insurance
company with which he remained until
$780, the company having in the means
| time been changed to the Bank of Com.
merce. During President Buchanan s adj.
ministration Mr.. Henderson was the pen.
sion agent for indianapolis and vicinity,
| His first political affiliations were with the
wing party, which he left 1854 when II
| became involved with the knownothina
fanaticism of that period. From that on
| he was a democrat, taking an active part
| in the Tilden campaign OF 1876 and the
campaigns of 1880 and 1884.
He was married in January, 1845, to
| Miss Martha A. Paul, daughter OF Jona-
than Paul, one of the earliest settlers in
| Decatur county, this state. She died in
1854. and he then married Miss Rachel
McHargh of Greensburg. Two children
! by the first marriage survive, the Rev.
William Henderson, editor of the Md
Continent, religious periodical published
| in St. Louis, and Mrs. Sarah II. Virgins
of Indianapolis. From 1852 until his
death Mr. Henderson was the legal adj
visor of the Berkshire insurance company
and of late years his business affairs were
| almost altogether with that company. Ho
was president of the committee of one
hundred that took part In the prosecution
of the tally-sheet trials. and for several
years was a police commissioner.
] He was q conspicuous figure in lndian-
/ apolis street life. He was tall, Of COM
manding presence, of muscular build and
keen eye, and was always dressed in old
fashion, wearing the stock and cravat OF
bygone generation. He possessed ali the
faculties requisite 10 business success and
he amassed quite large fortune, which is
mainly invested in real estate and secufi-
| tiaa