Bennett H. Henderson Bennett H. Henderson, born in Bedford, Virginia on September 5, 1784, was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He moved to Tennessee and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1815 to 1817. He died in Summitville, Tennessee. This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.