Henderson Adams was a state senator who also served as Auditor of North Carolina from 1868 until 1873. Serving during the Reconstruction era, he was a Republican. He was a peace and convention advocate who was also reputed to have been a possible founder of the Heroes of America group. An act of the U.S. Congress relieved Adams of "disabilities" resulting from his role in serving the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was elected to the state senate from Davidson County, North Carolina, in 1862. References State Auditors of North Carolina 19th-century American politicians Year of birth missing Year of death missing