Joseph Welles Henderson
American attorney and academic administrator
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Joseph Welles Henderson (February 6, 1890 – July 25, 1957), born in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, was acting president of Bucknell University from 1953 to 1954.[1][2][3][4]
Joseph Welles Henderson | |
|---|---|
| President of Bucknell University | |
| In office 1953–54 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Hildreth |
| Succeeded by | Merle Middleton Odgers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1890 |
| Died | July 25, 1957 (aged 67) |
| Education | Bucknell University; Harvard Law School |
| Profession | lawyer |
Education
Henderson received his A.B. and master's degrees from Bucknell, and his law degree from Harvard Law School (1913).[5][6][7]
Career
Henderson became a partner in Rawle & Henderson LLP in Philadelphia in 1917 (his fourth year at the firm). He worked in the firm's Admiralty law practice.[8][9] He was a member of the Board of Philadelphia City Trusts.[8] Henderson was the 67th president of the American Bar Association, from 1943 to 1944, elected by a unanimous vote of the House of Delegates.[10][11]
In addition to being acting president at Bucknell from 1953 to 1954, Henderson was president of the Union League in 1955 and 1956.