Henderson Adams was an American politician.
He was a state senator who also served as Auditor of North Carolina from 1868 until 1873.
He was a peace and convention advocate who was also reputed to have been a possible founder of the Heroes of America group.
[2][3] An act of the U.S. Congress relieved Adams of "disabilities" resulting from his role in serving the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
[4] He was elected to the state senate from Davidson County, North Carolina, in 1862.