Francis A. Hendry

Francis Asbury Hendry
Member of the Second Constitutional Convention of Florida (1865)
Member of the Florida Senate from the 28th District
In office
1865–1867
Member of the Florida Senate from the 24th District
In office
1875–1878
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Lee County
In office
1893–1904
Personal details
BornNovember 19, 1833
Thomasville, Georgia
DiedFebruary 12, 1917 (aged 83)
Fort Myers, Florida
RelationsGeorge W. Hendry (brother)
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
RankCaptain
UnitCow Cavalry
Battles/warsThird Seminole War

Francis Asbury "Berry" Hendry (November 19, 1833 – February 12, 1917) was an American cattle rancher, politician in Florida, and served during the Third Seminole War, and the American Civil War in the Confederate States Army. Hendry was also a state senator for parts of Lee County, and Monroe County (which then included what is now Hendry County, and Collier County), as well as serving as a state representative for Lee County for six terms from 1893 to 1904. He was known by the nickname "Berry" and in later life as "Captain Hendry."