Parker Adair "P. A." Henderson (January 7, 1875 – July 25, 1925) was an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh and eleventh mayor of Miami.
Henderson was born in Hampton, Georgia, where his father owned a series of successful Saw Mills. Parker was 16 when his father first in-trusted him to running one of his saw mills which he ran for 15 years. Parker moved to Miami, Florida in 1906 where he organized the McCrimmon Lumber Company with his brother-in-law [2] C.T. McCrimmon. In 1912, Parker purchased his brother-in-law's interest in the company, renaming it P.A. Henderson Lumber Company. Parker was elected Mayor of Miami in June, 1915 taking office the following November. He was elected again in 1923. He died in office in 1925.[3]
Fraternal and civic affiliations
Mr. Henderson was a member of the Masonic Order, Noble of the Mystic Shrine, Benevolent and Protective order of Elks and the Hoo Hoo.[4]
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ City Manager's Report to City. City of Miami. 1926. p. 6.
- ^ Blackman, E.V. (1921). Miami and Dade county, Florida; its settlement, progress and achievement. Washington, D.C.: V. Rainbolt. p. 130.
- ^ "Death of PA Henderson". Miami Herald. July 26, 1925. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Blackman, E.V. (1921). Miami and Dade county, Florida; its settlement, progress and achievement. Washington, D.C.: V. Rainbolt. p. 131.
- Sources
- Blackman, E.V. (1921). Miami and Dade County, Florida: Its Settlement, Progress and Achievement. Washington D.C.: Victor Rainbolt.
- Moore, Daniel Decatur (1922). Men of the South: A Work for the Newspaper Reference Library. Southern Biographical Association. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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