Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-04
JUDGE HENDERSON
CALLED BY DEATH.
Well Known and Beloved Citizen
Succumbs After Brave
Resistance.
FUNERAL TO BE HELD SUNDAY
Services VIII be Conducted ii, First
Presbyterian Clnrcl:, Eoiy Being
sent Later to Mason, Mich.

Judge Henr, Perry Henderson died
at 1880 o'clock last night. after an
illness Of nearly Il month, during
which time he made Il gallant strug-
Gle against an attack Of pneumonia,
For several weeks his condition was
critical. and fears for his recovery
we're entertained. d During the last few
days. however, and especially on We'd
nesday his condition seemed to be
much better. and Il feeling Of hope
pcrvaded the sicluoon,. turn for
The worse. however. set in yes erday
afternoon, which was followed By
sinking spells as the day wore on His
condition became alarming and DR.. A..
a. Ewing. tie attending physician,
gave IN all hope foI, his SrccoY very. He
GRADUALLY grew weaker, and al the
hour named he passed peacefully
away.
Judge Henderson was q highly re-
spcetcd citizen Of salt Lake C'lty, be-
ing not only esteemed for MS intellect
nal abilities. which We're OF no mean
order. but also for his integrity and
4 force of character III IAN his dealings.
public and private. he e53nlced excelient
Judgment. coupled with an inpnftiality.
which won for him Ilnsrig friends among.
all classes.
Judge Henderson yyuls born at Otisco.
Onondago, New; York. Sc pit. -, Sds5. and
was in his sixtS-sixtl III year at the time
OF his death. He was the son OF Perry
and IIuldah Henderson. When only
A n few years cid {hc was tak,s r to Ma
son. Mich, in the public ,'chpols of:
which place he received ;l1prisnnrY etlu
cation. Later lie attended the high
school at Lansing; Mich. and also tue
Agricultural. college at tllcNsamc5 place.
from which school he graduated a the.
age OF; 10 years. He married Miss
Josephine Tanner. WHEN he was 70 years
old. who survives him. There are no
children. i5aSS
HELD MANY OFFICES.
Judge Henderson has filed many Off
ces with ability. Among the FIRST pup
SlicEposltions he held was that of count "
clerk of InEhan, county. Mich, y ! SOB.
He served Two years as clerk of In sti s
lpre1ne court Of Michigan and two years
as county attorney of Ingham county.
He was also mayor of Mason.
He came to Utah in 1856, being, W =
pointed one of the justices OF the su-
preme court oftthe territory of UtaliSp
President Cleveland. His first honts
3in3{ Utah was in Ogden, where he lived
until about 155years ago, when he came
\ to this city He then Went into part
nersl1ip with the late Senator. Arthur
\ Brown. which was dissolved in 1909,
when he became a alnenlberso of tho firm
of Henderson,. Pierce. Critchlow and
iBarrette. with which firm he was as
sociated up To the time of his death
He was first elected Il member Of the
board of education in 1898, and he has
1,een a member OF the board contfnu-s
Eous1y since that time With the eX-
ceptiunBofian internllssion Of two years.
fudge HendersonSNy was q thirtN-second
degree Mason and a. knight Templar.
His successor on the board ofseduca-
ton from the Fifth ward viii be chos-5
en- within 30 days as required by law.
= lie will serve for two years, and may be
chosen by Judge fHendersons COLLEAGUE
4 Ledyard NJ. Bailey. q
The remains of Judge Henderson are.
att the Evans undertaking establish
ment. where they will be embalined
AMI taken to Mason. Mich, for inter-
msnt. Services will be held in this
city In the First Presbyterian church
Sunday
The funeral OF Judge a. p. Henderson
will be held at tile First Presbyterian
church at 8 p. IN. Sunday The body
will be taken east Monday for burial. #