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About Richard Henderson
Richard Henderson was an American jurist, land speculator, politician and pioneer leader who organized and led the foundational expedition that established Nashville, Tennessee. He is also well known for attempting to create the Transylvania Colony in frontier Kentucky. Henderson County and its seat Henderson, Kentucky, are named for him.
Everything about Richard Henderson →- Occupation
- explorer, politician, jurist, judge
- Position held
- member of the North Carolina House of Commons
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 20, 1735
- Died
- January 30, 1785