Henderson Lovelace Lanham

Henderson Lovelace Lanham (September 14, 1888 – November 10, 1957) was an American politician and lawyer.

Henderson Lovelace Lanham
Frontispiece of 1958's Henderson L. Lanham, Late a Representative.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th district
In office January 3, 1947 – November 10, 1957
Preceded by	Malcolm C. Tarver
Succeeded by	Harlan Erwin Mitchell
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1929–1933 1937–1940
Personal details
Born	(1888-09-14)September 14, 1888 Rome, Georgia, United States
Died	November 10, 1957(1957-11-10) (aged 69) Rome, Georgia, USA
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Georgia Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Profession	Attorney

Lanham was born in Rome, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Phi Kappa Literary Society. Lanham graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and Bachelor of Law degree with honors in 1911. He also graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1912.

Lanham served as the chairman of the board of education in Rome in 1918 and 1919. In 1929, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served until 1933. Lanham was re-elected to that body in 1937 and served until 1940. He was elected as the solicitor general of Rome judicial circuit from 1941 to 1946.

Later in 1946 Lanham was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives and served until he was killed in an automobile accident in 1957 in Rome. He was buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in that same city.

A staunch segregationist, in 1956, Lanham signed "The Southern Manifesto." He was cited in the UN petition We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People as an example of white supremacy in government, mocking William L. Patterson in Congress and stating “We gotta keep the black apes down.”[1]