Background
Henderson, Joseph Welles was born on August 29, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Welles and Anne K. (Dreisbach) Henderson.
Henderson, Joseph Welles was born on August 29, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Welles and Anne K. (Dreisbach) Henderson.
Graduate, St. George's School, 1939; Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Princeton University, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Private practice, Philadelphia, since 1950;
member firm, Rawle & Henderson, 1950-1979;
partner firm, Rawle & Henderson, 1956-1979;
partner firm, Palmer Biezup & Henderson, since 1979;
honorary consul general of Japan, Philadelphia, 1978-1990. Member Secretary Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, 1986-1988, Advisory Committee Mount Vernon, 1990-1992. United States commissioner general for International Exposition on Environmental(Expo '74), Spokane.
United States delegate International Conference on Marine Pollution, Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation, London, 1973.
Founder, chairman and/or president Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1960-1990, chairman emeritus, since 1990. Board directors Philadelphia Museum Art, 1975-1994, honorary, since 1994, World Affairs Council Philadelphia, 1960-1964, 79-83, Independence Hall Association, 1978-1991, council advisors, since 1991, Fairmount Park Art Association, since 1969. Trustee Erdman Trust Wildlife Sanctuaries, since 1960.
Member Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 1982-1985, Council American Museum in Britain. Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, World World War World War II. Fellow American Bar Foundation (life).
Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association (past secretary, vice chairman corporation banking and business law committee), Maritime Law Association, Juristic Society (past president), Port of Philadelphia Maritime Society (president 1965-1966, annual award 1970, 71), St. Andrew's Society Philadelphia (president, also president foundation 1969-1971), History Society Pennsylvania (director 1959-1968), Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts (director 1959-1967), Navy League. Clubs: Philadelphia, Union League, Courts.
Married Helen R. Lipscomb, 1943 (divorced 1947). 1 child, Joseph Welles III. Married Hannah Lowell Bradley, August 27, 1949.
Children— G.L. Cabot, David R., Elizabeth M., T. Handasyd P.