Henderson, Charles Richmond, 1848-1915

Charles Richmond Henderson (1848-1915), Baptist clergyman and sociologist, was educated at the old University of Chicago (A.B. in 1870, A.M. in 1873) and at the Baptists Union Theological Seminary (B.D. in 1873, D.D. in 1883). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig in 1901. In 1892, Henderson joined the University of Chicago faculty. During his career at the University, he held the following academic and administrative positions: University Chaplain, a position which he retained until his death; professor of sociology, becoming chairman of the department of Ecclesiastical Sociology in the Divinity School in 1904; and university recorder. One of his chief interests was prison reform and he was president of the National Prison Association in 1901 and 1902. He succeeded Samuel Barrows as International Prison Commissioner for the United States in 1909.

From the guide to the Henderson, Charles Richmond. Papers, 1902-1910, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

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