P. A. Henderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetP. A. Henderson
American politician
Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1875
Place of Birth: Hampton, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 25-Jul-1925
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About P. A. Henderson
- Parker Adair "P.
- A." Henderson (January 7, 1875 – July 25, 1925) was the seventh and eleventh Mayor of Miami.
- He was born in Hampton, Henry County, Georgia where his father owned a series of successful Saw Mills.
- Parker was 16 when his father first in-trusted him to running one of his saw mills which he ran for 15 years.
- Parker moved to Miami, Florida in 1906 where he organized the McCrimmon Lumber Company with his ther-in-law C.T.
- McCrimmon.
- In 1912, Parker purchased his brother-in-law's interest in the company, renaming it P.A.
- Henderson Lumber Company.
- Parker was elected Mayor of Miami in June, 1915 taking office the following November.
- He was elected again in 1923.
- Henderson is likely most remembered for controversially attempting to create a policy of 'Prima Nocta (First Night)' in Miami to curb the exploding minority population.
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