Famous People with Name Henderson

Henderson Ricardo "Hendy" Bryan            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Henderson Ricardo "Hendy" Bryan: played 15 One Day Internationals but no Tests for the West Indies. He also played domestic cricket for Barbados and Griqualand West.

Henderson Lovelace Lanham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henderson Lovelace Lanham: was an American politician and lawyer.Lanham served as the chairman of the board of education in Rome in 1918 and 1919. In 1929, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served until 1933. Lanham was re-elected to that body in 1937 and s

Henderson Madison Jacoway            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henderson Madison Jacoway: was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Dardanelle. Secretary of the so-called Dawes Commission, engaged in distributing the estates of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the then Indian T

William James Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William James Henderson: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Empress, Alberta and became a barrister, lawyer and Supreme Court of Ontario judge. Henderson was first elected at the Kingston City riding in the 1949 general election. After a redistribution of electoral districts, Henderson was re-elected for successive Parliamentary terms in at the Kingston riding in the 1953 and 1957 elections. He was defeated in the 1958 election by Benjamin Allmark of the Progressive Conservative party. In 1965, he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario. He is also considered a founder of Amherstview, a suburban community near Kingston.

Walter Clarence Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Clarence Henderson: was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Carberry, Manitoba and became a farmer by career. He was elected at the Cariboo riding in the 1958 general election, defeating Social Credit incumbent Bert Leboe. Henderson served only one term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, before Leboe retook the riding in the 1962 election.

Alexander Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Henderson: was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia and Yukon. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1900. Henderson served as Commissioner of Yukon from 1907 to 1911. He served in the British Columbia cabinet as Attorney General. In 1904, he was named county court judge for Vancouver, serving until 1907, when he resigned his seat to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the British Columbia assembly. Henderson also served as major in the militia.

Stuart Alexander Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stuart Alexander Henderson: was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Yale from 1903 to 1909 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1909 and again in Lillooet in 1912. In 1919, Henderson successfully defended Simon Gunanoot against a charge of murder.

George Roland Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Roland Henderson: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a shellfish technician, farmer, electrical engineer and businessman by career. He was president of Malpeque Oyster Cultures Inc. Henderson represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1974 to 1980 as a Liberal. He served in the province's Executive Council from 1974 to 1978 as Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Labour and from 1978 to 1980 as Minister of Highways and Minister of Public Works. He resigned his seat in 1980 to enter federal politics. In the House of Commons, he represented Prince Edward Island's Egmont electoral district where he won election in 1980 and 1984. Henderson left national politics in 1988 and did not campaign in that year's election after serving in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.