Joseph C. Hendrix
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Joseph Clifford Hendrix was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Fayette, Missouri
, Hendrix attended private schools and Central College at Fayette
and Cornell University
, Ithaca, New York
from 1870 to 1873.
He moved to New York City in 1873 and worked for the New York Sun.
He was appointed a member of the Board of Education of Brooklyn in 1882.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for mayor of Brooklyn in 1883.
He was appointed trustee of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge in 1884.
Hendrix was elected secretary of the board of bridge trustees in 1885.
He was appointed postmaster of Brooklyn by President Cleveland in 1886 and served until July 1, 1890.
Hendrix was elected president of the board of education of Brooklyn in 1887.
He served as president of the Kings County Trust Co. 1889-1893.
He served as president of the National Union Bank of New York City 1893-1900.
Hendrix was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He served as president of the National Bank of Commerce in 1900.
Trustee of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Trustee of Cornell University
.
He died in Brooklyn, New York, November 9, 1904.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Fayette, Missouri
Fayette, Missouri
Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Hendrix attended private schools and Central College at Fayette
Fayette
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and Cornell University
Cornell University
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, Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
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from 1870 to 1873.
He moved to New York City in 1873 and worked for the New York Sun.
He was appointed a member of the Board of Education of Brooklyn in 1882.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for mayor of Brooklyn in 1883.
He was appointed trustee of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge in 1884.
Hendrix was elected secretary of the board of bridge trustees in 1885.
He was appointed postmaster of Brooklyn by President Cleveland in 1886 and served until July 1, 1890.
Hendrix was elected president of the board of education of Brooklyn in 1887.
He served as president of the Kings County Trust Co. 1889-1893.
He served as president of the National Union Bank of New York City 1893-1900.
Hendrix was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He served as president of the National Bank of Commerce in 1900.
Trustee of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Trustee of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
He died in Brooklyn, New York, November 9, 1904.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.