Robert C. Hendrickson
Robert Clymer Hendrickson | |
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| United States Ambassador to New Zealand | |
| In office February 16, 1955 – November 20, 1956 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Scotten |
| Succeeded by | Francis H. Russell |
| United States Ambassador to Samoa | |
| In office February 16, 1955 – November 20, 1956 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Scotten |
| Succeeded by | Francis H. Russell |
| United States Senator from New Jersey | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Albert W. Hawkes |
| Succeeded by | Clifford P. Case |
| Treasurer of New Jersey | |
| In office 1942–1949 | |
| Governor | Charles Edison Walter Evans Edge Alfred E. Driscoll |
| Preceded by | Albert Middleton |
| Succeeded by | John J. Dickerson |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Gloucester County | |
| In office 1934–1940 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Albright |
| Succeeded by | Roy V. Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1898 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1964 (aged 66) Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Woodbury Junior-Senior High School Temple University Beasley School of Law |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918 1943-1946 1951 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Fifth Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Robert Clymer Hendrickson Sr. (August 12, 1898 – December 7, 1964) was an American attorney, Republican Party politician, and diplomat who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1949 to 1955. He also served in local and county offices in Gloucester County, which he represented in the New Jersey Senate from 1934 to 1940, and served as New Jersey Treasurer from 1942 to 1949. After his term as United States Senator expired, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed him as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 1955 to 1956.
He was a key ally of Governor Alfred E. Driscoll, who managed Hendrickson's campaign for governor in 1940 and supported his campaign for the Senate in 1948. He won the nomination for Senate by gaining establishment support from local and county Republican leaders, which forced incumbent Albert W. Hawkes out of the race ahead of the primary. However, involvement in such intraparty fighting led to his withdrawal from the 1954 campaign, and he was succeeded by Clifford Case.