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'''Charles Richmond Henderson''' (1848–1915) was an [[United States|American]] [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] and [[sociology|sociologist]]. After being a pastor for nearly 20 years in Terre Haute and Detroit, he took an appointment as an assistant professor of sociology at the [[University of Chicago]], where he became a tenured professor. He published several works on society in the United States, the prison system and the sociology of charities.
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'''Charles Richmond Henderson''' (1848–1915) was an American [[Baptist]] [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] and [[sociology|sociologist]]. After being a pastor for nearly 20 years in Terre Haute and Detroit, he took an appointment as an assistant professor of sociology at the [[University of Chicago]], where he became a tenured professor. He published several works on society in the United States, the prison system, and the sociology of charities.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Covington, Indiana]], he graduated at the [[Old University of Chicago]] in 1870. He went to New York, where he earned his divinity degree at [[Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York|Union Theological Seminary]] in 1873 and was ordained as a minister. From 1873 to 1883 Henderson was [[pastor]] at [[Terre Haute, Indiana]] and from 1883 to 1892 at [[Detroit]].
Born in [[Covington, Indiana|Covington]], [[Indiana]], on December 17, 1848,{{sfn|''The National Cyclopedia of American Biography''|1901|p=75}} he graduated at the [[Old University of Chicago]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree 1870 and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in 1873.<ref name="Guide to the Charles Richmond Henderson Papers">{{cite web |year=2006 |title=Guide to the Charles Richmond Henderson Papers, 1902–1910 |url=https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.HENDERSON |location=Chicago |publisher=University of Chicago |access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref> He earned his [[Bachelor of Divinity]] degree at the Baptist Union Theological Seminary in 1873<ref name="Guide to the Charles Richmond Henderson Papers"/> and was ordained as a minister. From 1873 to 1883 Henderson was [[pastor]] at [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]], Indiana, and from {{circa|1883}} to 1892 at [[Woodward Avenue Baptist Church]] in [[Detroit]].{{sfnm |1a1=Abbott |1y=2010 |1p=341 |2a1=''The National Cyclopedia of American Biography'' |2y=1901 |2p=75}}


Appointed in 1892 assistant professor of [[sociology]] at [[University of Chicago|Chicago University]], he was afterward advanced to the full [[professor]]ship. In 1898-99 he was president of the [[National Conference of Charities]], in 1902 president of the [[National Prison Association]], and in 1910 of the [[International Prison Congress]]. In 1907 he served as secretary of the [[Illinois]] [[Commission on Occupational Diseases]]. He died in 1915.
Appointed in 1892 assistant professor of [[sociology]] at the [[University of Chicago]], he was afterward advanced to a full [[professor]]ship. In 1898-99 he was president of the [[National Conference of Charities]], in 1902 president of the [[National Prison Association]], and in 1910 of the [[International Prison Congress]]. In 1907 he served as secretary of the Illinois [[Commission on Occupational Diseases]].<ref name=Dies>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56810606/dr-c-r-henderson-dies/ |title=Dr. C. R. Henderson Dies |newspaper=Star Tribune |agency=United Press |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |page=3 |date=1915-03-30 |access-date=2020-08-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

He died in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], on March 29, 1915.<ref name=Dies/>


==Publications==
==Publications==
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* ''Social Programmes of the West'' (1913)
* ''Social Programmes of the West'' (1913)


==See also==
* [[Chautauqua]]
* [[Social Gospel]]

==References==
===Footnotes===
{{reflist|22em}}

===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book
|last=Abbott
|first=Andrew
|author-link=Andrew Abbott (sociologist)
|year=2009
|chapter=Organizations and the Chicago School
|editor-last=Adler
|editor-first=Paul
|title=The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical Foundations
|location=Oxford
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|pages=399–420
|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199535231.003.0018
|isbn=978-0-19-953523-1
}}
* {{cite journal
|last=Abbott
|first=Andrew
|author-link=Andrew Abbott (sociologist)
|author-mask={{long dash}}
|year=2010
|title=Pragmatic Sociology and the Public Sphere: The Case of Charles Richmond Henderson
|journal=Social Science History
|volume=34
|issue=3
|pages=337–371
|doi=10.1017/S0145553200011299
|issn=1527-8034
|jstor=40927616
|s2cid=151473284
}}
* {{cite book
|year=1901
|title=The National Cyclopedia of American Biography
|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924072688983
|volume=11
|location=New York
|publisher=James T. White & Company
|access-date=October 2, 2021
|ref={{sfnref|''The National Cyclopedia of American Biography''|1901}}
}}
* {{cite book
|last=Schäfer
|first=Axel R.
|year=2000
|title=American Progressives and German Social Reform, 1875–1920: Social Ethics, Moral Control, and the Regulatory State in a Transatlantic Context
|location=Stuttgart
|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag
|isbn=978-3-515-07461-2
}}
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==External links==
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* [https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.HENDERSON Guide to the Charles Richmond Henderson Papers 1902-1910] at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
*{{Find a Grave|139587935}}


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Latest revision as of 22:30, 9 November 2024

The Reverend
Charles Richmond Henderson
Born(1848-12-17)December 17, 1848
Covington, Indiana, US
DiedMarch 29, 1915(1915-03-29) (aged 66)
Charleston, South Carolina, US
Spouse
Ella L. Levering
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(m. 1873)​
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Baptist)
Ordainedc. 1873
Academic background
Alma mater
InfluencesAlbert Schäffle[1]
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
School or traditionChicago school[2]
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral studentsW. I. Thomas
Signature

Charles Richmond Henderson (1848–1915) was an American Baptist minister and sociologist. After being a pastor for nearly 20 years in Terre Haute and Detroit, he took an appointment as an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, where he became a tenured professor. He published several works on society in the United States, the prison system, and the sociology of charities.

Biography

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Born in Covington, Indiana, on December 17, 1848,[3] he graduated at the Old University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree 1870 and a Master of Arts degree in 1873.[4] He earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree at the Baptist Union Theological Seminary in 1873[4] and was ordained as a minister. From 1873 to 1883 Henderson was pastor at Terre Haute, Indiana, and from c. 1883 to 1892 at Woodward Avenue Baptist Church in Detroit.[5]

Appointed in 1892 assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, he was afterward advanced to a full professorship. In 1898-99 he was president of the National Conference of Charities, in 1902 president of the National Prison Association, and in 1910 of the International Prison Congress. In 1907 he served as secretary of the Illinois Commission on Occupational Diseases.[6]

He died in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 29, 1915.[6]

Publications

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His works include:

  • The Development of Doctrine in the Epistles (1894)
  • The Social Spirit in America (1896)
  • Social Settlements (1897)
  • Social Elements (1898)
  • An Introduction to the Study of the Dependent, Defective, and Delinquent Classes (1898; second edition, enlarged, 1901)
  • Modern Prison Systems (57th Congress, 2d Session, House Document No. 452, 1903)
  • Modern Methods of Charity (1904)
  • Industrial Insurance in the United States (1907)
  • Social Duties from a Christian Point of View (1909)
  • Education in Relation to Sex (1909)
  • Social Programmes of the West (1913)

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Schäfer 2000, p. 164.
  2. ^ Abbott 2009, p. 400.
  3. ^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography 1901, p. 75.
  4. ^ a b "Guide to the Charles Richmond Henderson Papers, 1902–1910". Chicago: University of Chicago. 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Abbott 2010, p. 341; The National Cyclopedia of American Biography 1901, p. 75.
  6. ^ a b "Dr. C. R. Henderson Dies". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. United Press. March 30, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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