- George Henderson (Australian politician)
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George Henderson Senator for Western Australia In office
1 April 1904 – 30 June 1923Personal details Born 19 August 1857
Clackmannanshire, ScotlandDied 21 January 1933 (aged 75) Nationality Scottish Australian Political party Labor (1904–17)
Nationalist (1917–23)Occupation Coal miner Christopher George Henderson (19 August 1857 – 21 January 1933) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Clackmannanshire, he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1885. He was a coal miner in New South Wales and general secretary of the Illawarra Miners' Union. He moved to Western Australia around 1900, becoming a coal miner at Collie and serving on Collie Municipal Council. In 1903, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. He left the Labor Party in the wake of the 1916 split over conscription, joining the new Nationalist Party. He remained a Nationalist Senator until his defeat in 1922. Henderson died in 1933.[1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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