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Alabama Governor Charles Henderson (570 words) |
 | Charles Henderson was born in Pike County, Alabama, on April 26, 1860, to Jeremiah Augustus and Mildred (Hill) Henderson, both natives of that county. |
| 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. |
| Henderson recommended reforms to the laws of county government and sustained the work of the Highway Commission, Alabama being among the first of the states to qualify for participation in the distribution of funds provided by Congress in the Bankhead Good Roads Bill, carrying a two hundred million dollar appropriation for national use. |
| The Charley Project: Charles Arlin Leon Henderson (811 words) |
| Henderson's bicycle was found in a bean field three months after his disappearance and was taken by the police as evidence. |
| Henderson's sister was murdered ten years after his disappearance, but the crime was not related to his case; his sister was killed by her estranged husband, who subsequently committed suicide. |
| Henderson's mother still lives in the same trailer park where her son used to live, but in a different mobile home. |
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