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John Oliver Henderson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · 1959

John Oliver Henderson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. John Oliver Henderson (November 13, 1909 – February 19, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York from 1959 to 1974 and its Chief Judge from 1967 to 1974.

Education

  • University of Buffalo Law SchoolLL.B., 1933

Career

U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1942-1946; Private practice, Buffalo, New York; Clerk, Erie County [New York] Surrogate's Court, 1947-1948; U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, 1953-1959

Biography

John Oliver Henderson (November 13, 1909 – February 19, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York from 1959 to 1974 and its Chief Judge from 1967 to 1974.

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