Charles Henderson Child Health Center

Charles Henderson Child Health Center
(334) 566-7600
1300 Highway 231 S
Troy, AL 36081

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Charles Henderson
1915-1919

Charles Henderson was born in Pike County, Alabama, on April 26, 1860, to Jeremiah Augustus and Mildred (Hill) Henderson, both natives of that county. Henderson, the fourth son in a family of five boys and two girls, received his academic education in the schools of Troy. In 1875, he entered Howard College at Marion, but left upon the death of his father and failed to complete his course work.

While only seventeen years of age, he was relieved (by the Legislature) of the disabilities of non-age and began a successful business career. In the ensuing years, Henderson served in many civic, business, and/or political capacities, some of which included mayor of Troy, inspector general on Governor Samford's staff, aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Jelks, director in the Standard Chemical and Oil Company, director in the Troy Compress Company, and director in the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Troy. Additionally, he was one of the founders of Troy State Normal College, established the present system of grade schools in Troy, and served as an associate commissioner and later, president of the Alabama Railroad Commission.

In the Democratic primary held on April 6, 1914, Henderson was one of the two candidates in the race for the gubernatorial nomination that received the highest number of votes and in the second primary, on May 11, 1914, he was chosen as the standard bearer of the party. In the general election held on November 3, 1914, he was elected governor over John B. Shield, Republican; E.H. Cross, Progressive; and W.C. Swain, Socialist. Henderson amassed 61,307 votes.

During the Henderson administration many progressive laws were enacted. He advocated an equalization of the burdens of taxation so that a larger revenue might be raised for state uses without increasing the established tax rate. The legislature of 1915 made radical changes in the assessment system of the state; state and county boards were created to study the workings of the system and to apply the new method of equalization. Furthermore, the Health Department, under Henderson's leadership, undertook to add new health laws to the statute books to aid in the eradication of preventable diseases.

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