James Alexander Henshall (February 29, 1836 – April 4, 1925) was an author on fishing.[1] He was known as the "apostle of the black bass".[2] His book Bass, Pike, Perch and other Game Fishes of America (1903) is part of the American Sportsman's Library. And was Mayor of Oconomowoc from 1868 - 1870.
James Alexander Henshall | |
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Portrait of James alexander Henhall: Book of the black bass (frontispiece) | |
| Born | February 29, 1836 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | April 4, 1925 (aged 89) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Occupation | Writer, Politician |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | Fishing |
| Spouse | Hester Stansbury Ferguson (m. 1854) |
| 1st Mayor of Oconomowoc | |
| In office April 21, 1868 - April 5, 1870 | |
| Preceded by | David Henry Rockwell |
| Succeeded by | William Thompson |
Biography
editHe was born on February 29, 1836, in Baltimore, Maryland, to James Gershom Henshall and Clarissa Holt. He married Hester Stansbury Ferguson, a botanical collector and notable artist of plants,[3] on June 9, 1854. He died on April 4, 1925, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Henshall was claimed to never having children during his lifetime.
Mayor of Oconomowoc
editHenshall moved to Oconomowoc Wisconsin, in the 1860’s and was elected to become the first mayor in 1868 and served in the Town Council for two years. Henshall retired as mayor in 1870 and moved out of Oconomowoc soon after. Many people argue that Henshall was not the first mayor and that Washington W. Collins was. But history books in Wisconsin show that Henshall was the city's first mayor.
References
edit- ^ "Dr. James A. Henshall Dies. Noted Authority on Angling and Fish and Their, Habits Was 89". New York Times. April 5, 1925. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ The sportsman's directory and year book. 1892.
- ^ "Hester Ferguson Henshall Collection – Lloyd Library". lloydlibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
External links
edit Media related to James Alexander Henshall at Wikimedia Commons