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

He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Phi Kappa Literary Society.

During a Congressional hearing in 1947, Lanham was one of several members of Congress to express concern about the newfound CIA.

He asked, "Do you feel there is any danger of the Central Intelligence Agency Division becoming a Gestapo, or anything of that sort?

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, whom he referred to as "a God-damned black son-of-bitch", in Congress and stating "We gotta keep the black apes down.

[4][5][6] During a subsequent hearing on contempt of Congress charges, which he had pressed against Patterson, Lanham admitted to becoming violent.

[8] Lanham was killed in an automobile accident in 1957 in Rome, after his car was struck by a train.