Background
Henderson, Charles was born on August 22, 1923 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles and Rosalie (Florance) Henderson.
Henderson, Charles was born on August 22, 1923 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles and Rosalie (Florance) Henderson.
Tulane University; University of Southwestern Louisiana (Bachelor of Science, 1947). Louisiana State University (Juris Doctor, 1955). Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1953-1955.
City Attorney, Town of Patterson, Louisiana, 1964-1966.
Teaching fellow, U. North Carolina, 1942, 46-49; instructor classics, New York University, 1950-1955; member of faculty, U. North Carolina, 1955-1964; associate professor classics, 1958-1964; dean student affairs, 1960-1963; professor classics, Smith College, since 1964; department chairman, Smith College, 1967-1974; assistant to president, Smith College, 1972-1977; professor emeritus, Smith College, since 1986.
Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Philological Association (secretary-treasurer 1962-1965), Classical Association New England, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Phi Alpha, Sigma Delta Psi, Eta Sigma Phi, Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Married Ethel Ann Bolton, August 16, 1944 (divorced). Children: Elizabeth Ann, Charles III, William Abbot, Rosalie Nathan, John Quintus.