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

Thomas Jefferson Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Jefferson Henderson: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark County from 1849 to 1853. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenc

James Douglas Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Douglas Henderson: was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1963 to 1975 sitting as a member of the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition and later as an Independent. During his time in office he served as a cabinet minister in the government of Harry Strom from 1969 to 1971.

Lorne Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorne Henderson: was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Henderson was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He was appointed to cabinet on October 7, 1975 as a minister without portfolio responsible for housing, and was promoted to Chairman of Cabinet on February 3, 1977. Re-elected again in the 1977 election, he appointed as Minister of Government Services on January 21, 1978, and as Minister of Agriculture and Food on August 30, 1979. Henderson was most proud of his work in the Agriculture portfolio, although reviews from the farming community and his department staff were often less than flattering.

George Lindsay Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Lindsay Henderson: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977. He also served as Mayor of Manitou, Manitoba, and was a President of Manitoba Co-operative. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1969 election, defeating Liberal Kenneth Draper by 1008 votes in the rural, southern riding of Pembina. He was re-elected by a much greater margin in the 1973 election, as Liberal support declined in rural areas.

David Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Henderson: was a Canadian politician. A merchant, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Halton in a 1888 by-election after the sitting MP, John Waldie, was unseated for bribery by agents. Henderson, himself, was then unseated for corrupt practices by agents and was then defeated in the resulting by-election. A Conservative, he was elected in the 1891 federal election. He was re-elected in 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1911.