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David E. Henderson of Kansas City Kansas sworn in as special assistant to the attorney general of the U.S. in the Department of Justice Washington. caption title
3734749<p>Washington D.C. The Scurlock Studio 1945. Original photograph. 8 x 10 inches. Typed caption and photographer’s rubber stamp on verso. Light edge wear some creasing; two small tape remnants on recto; very good.</p> <p>David Eustace Henderson 1875–1933 a prominent attorney and political figure was born in Texas and raised in Emporia Kansas. He earned his law degree from the University of Kansas in 1904. Henderson established his legal career in Kansas City where he gained influence as both a lawyer and a political leader. He served as deputy to the county attorney of Wyandotte County for three consecutive terms. Recognized for his legal acumen he was appointed special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General during President Hoover’s administration. He passed away in Chicago in 1933.</p> <p>Henderson’s photograph was taken by the Scurlock Studio Washington D.C.’s prestigious Black-owned firm known for documenting prominent Black Washingtonians and luminaries such as Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Du Bois Mary McLeod Bethune and Paul Laurence Dunbar.</p> unknown
