John Brooks Henderson
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Following two terms in Missouri\u00e2\u0080\u0099s House of Representatives (1848\u00e2\u0080\u009350; 1856\u00e2\u0080\u009358), Henderson served in the U.S. Senate (1862\u00e2\u0080\u009369). Though an enslaver himself, he was instrumental in ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment (1865) that abolished slavery. His vote against impeaching President Andrew Johnson, however, ended his Senate career."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "In 1875, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Henderson as special prosecutor to investigate the Whiskey Ring corruption scandal, in which distillers and officials defrauded the government of tax revenue. It was one of several scandals that ensnared Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s administration, and the president fired Henderson for criticizing his interference in the investigation. After retiring from law and politics in 1889, Henderson turned to real estate development in Washington, D.C., where he served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution (1892\u00e2\u0080\u00931911)."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Danville, Virginia"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "El abogado John Brooks Henderson culmin\u00c3\u00b3 una influyente carrera legislativa siendo el primer fiscal especial en la historia de EE.UU. Luego de dos t\u00c3\u00a9rminos en la C\u00c3\u00a1mara de Representantes de Misuri (1848\u00e2\u0080\u009350; 1856\u00e2\u0080\u009358), sirvi\u00c3\u00b3 en el Senado de la naci\u00c3\u00b3n (1862\u00e2\u0080\u009369). Aunque ten\u00c3\u00ada esclavos, fue una figura crucial para la ratificaci\u00c3\u00b3n de la Enmienda 13 (1865) que aboli\u00c3\u00b3 la esclavitud. No obstante, su voto contra el enjuiciamiento pol\u00c3\u00adtico del presidente Andrew Johnson acab\u00c3\u00b3 con su carrera de senador."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "En 1875, el presidente Ulysses S. Grant nombr\u00c3\u00b3 a Henderson fiscal especial para investigar el esc\u00c3\u00a1ndalo de corrupci\u00c3\u00b3n del Whiskey Ring, una red de destiladores y funcionarios que estaf\u00c3\u00b3 al gobierno en materia tributaria. Fue uno de varios esc\u00c3\u00a1ndalos en el gobierno de Grant, quien termin\u00c3\u00b3 despidiendo a Henderson por criticar su interferencia en la investigaci\u00c3\u00b3n. Al retirarse del derecho y la pol\u00c3\u00adtica en 1889, Henderson se dedic\u00c3\u00b3 al desarrollo de bienes ra\u00c3\u00adces en Washington D.C., donde perteneci\u00c3\u00b3 a la junta rectora de la Instituci\u00c3\u00b3n Smithsonian (1892\u00e2\u0080\u00931911)."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Mrs. John B. 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