John T. Hendrickson Jr. (January 30, 1923 – September 25, 1999) was an American politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly from the
9th Legislative District from 1982 to 1989. He served as Mayor of
Eagleswood Township, New Jersey.
Born in
. Hendrickson graduated from
Linden High School in nearby
Linden.
One of Hendrickson's legislative priorities was sustaining commercial and recreational clam harvesting activities in New Jersey.
Hendrickson served as Mayor of Eagleswood Township for 12 years, part of his continuous service on the Township Committee from 1961 to 1984. He also served the community in a number of other ways, including membership on the Planning Board and the Volunteer Fire Company. He was a real estate appraiser, and past president of the Atlantic-Cape May Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers.
Hendrickson was in the
United States Army from 1943 to 1946, serving with an artillery unit in Europe in
World War II. He was a former president of the Board of Education of the
Ocean County Vocational Technical School. He also served as the Ocean County representative on the Pinelands Commission. Hendrickson was a charter board member of Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin.
Hendrickson and his wife Adeline are buried at West Creek Cemetery in Eagleswood Township.
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1923 births
1999 deaths
United States Army personnel of World War II
People from Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
Linden High School (New Jersey) alumni
School board members in New Jersey
Mayors of places in New Jersey
Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Politicians from Ocean County, New Jersey
Military personnel from New Jersey
United States Army soldiers
20th-century American politicians