John T. Hendrickson Jr. (January 30, 1923 – September 25, 1999) was an American politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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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
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from 1943 to 1946, serving with an artillery unit in Europe in
World War II
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. 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.