Full Name

Matthew Alexander Henson

Date of Birth

August 8, 1866

Place of Birth

Nanjemoy, Maryland

Date of Death

March 9, 1955

Place of Death

The Bronx, New York City, New York

Education

Unknown

Spouses Names

Eva Flint (m. 1891-1897) Lucy Ross (m. 1907) Akatingwah

Children Names

Anauakaq

Parents Names

Lemuel Henson

Known Affiliates Names

Robert E. Peary, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eliza Henson Carter Olive Henson Fulton, Virginia Carter Brannum, Taraji P. Henson, Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Affiliated Organizations’ Names

American Negro Exposition, The Explorers Club, Howard University, Morgan State University