Francis A. Hendry

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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
Born	November 19, 1833 Thomasville, Georgia
Died	February 12, 1917 (aged 83) Fort Myers, Florida
Relations	George W. Hendry (brother)
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Rank	Captain
Unit	Cow Cavalry
Battles/wars	Third 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."