Henderson Adams was an American politician. He was a state senator who also served as

Auditor of North Carolina The state auditor of North Carolina is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The state auditor is a state constitutional officer, constitutional officer responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of ...

from 1868 until 1873. Serving during the

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, he was a Republican. He was a peace and convention advocate who was also reputed to have been a possible founder of the Heroes of America group. An act of the U.S. Congress relieved Adams of "disabilities" resulting from his role in serving the

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during the

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. He was elected to the state senate from

Davidson County, North Carolina Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168,930. Its county seat is Lexington, and its largest community is Thomasville. Davidson County is included in the Winston-S ...

, in 1862.

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