George Henderson (Australian politician)

George Henderson
Senator for Western Australia
In office 1 April 1904 – 30 June 1923
Personal details
Born	19 August 1857(1857-08-19) Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Died	21 January 1933(1933-01-21) (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

1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 

Persondata
Name	Henderson, Christopher George
Alternative names	Henderson, George
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	19 August 1857
Place of birth	Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Date of death	21 January 1933
Place of death

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