Charles Henderson (Canadian politician)

Charles Henderson
Member of Parliament
for Kindersley
In office
March 1940  June 1945
Preceded by Otto Buchanan Elliott
Succeeded by Frank Jaenicke
Personal details
Born Charles Albert Henderson
(1883-01-14)14 January 1883
Pana, Illinois, United States
Died 11 December 1957(1957-12-11) (aged 74)
Dodsland, Saskatchewan
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Florence McKenzie
m. 16 June 1920[1]
Profession farmer

Charles Albert Henderson (14 January 1883 – 11 December 1957) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Pana, Illinois, United States and became a farmer by career.

Henderson attended school in Newport, Nebraska and Alvin, Texas. He moved to Canada in 1908.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Kindersley riding in the 1940 general election after unsuccessful campaigns there in 1930 and 1935. After one term in the House of Commons, he was defeated by Frank Jaenicke of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1945 federal election. He died in 1957 and is buried in Dodsland.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Saskatchewan Archives Board (1971). Saskatchewan History. Saskatchewan Archives Board. ISSN 0036-4908. Retrieved 2015-03-22.

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