Henry W. Lucas
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"Henry W. Lucas," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/878.
- Position
- Gardener
- Years in President's House
- circa 1929
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Race/Ethnicity
- Black or African American
- Presidency
- Herbert Hoover
- Biography
- Henry Wanes Lucas was born on April 5, 1874, in Washington, D.C. (1) He worked for many years as a laborer/gardener for the Office of Public Buildings and Parks. As early as 1929, he was assigned to the White House under the supervision of Head Gardener Charles Henlock. (2) Lucas may have worked on the White House Grounds or at the White House greenhouses near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on the National Mall. It is unclear how long he was assigned there. Lucas died in May 1967.
- (1) Henry Wanes Lucas in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: District of Columbia; Registration County: Washington, Ancestry.com.
(2) Ibid; Boyd’s District of Columbia Directory (R. L. Polk and Co., 1930), pg. 990.
(3) Henry Lucas in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ancestry.com. - Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA