Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
Harold Greenwood Henderson CVOThe Royal Victorian Order
is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognizing distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms,
any members of her family, or any of her...
(29 October 1875-1 November 1922), was a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
politician.
Born in
BrentfordBrentford is a suburban area of the London Borough of Hounslow at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in West London, situated 8 miles west south-west of Charing Cross.- History :...
, Henderson was the son of
Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron FaringdonAlexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon CH , known as Sír Alexander Henderson, 1st Baronet, from 1902 to 1916, was a British financier and Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament....
of
Buscot ParkBuscot Park is an 18th century country house in the civil parish of Buscot in the English county of Oxfordshire . It is located near Lechlade in Gloucestershire...
in
BerkshireBerkshire is a county in the South East of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters...
(now
OxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
), and his wife Jane Ellen (née Davis). He served in the
Royal Berkshire RegimentThe Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 49th Regiment of Foot and the 66th Regiment of Foot.The regiment was originally formed as The Princess Charlotte of Wales's , taking the...
of the
British ArmyThe British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and...
, and later joined the Territorial Army in the
Berkshire Yeomanry94 Signal Squadron recently became a member of 39 Signal Regiment. They are based in three locations in the Home Counties. The Headquarters of the Squadron is based in Windsor along with 908 troop and a support troop...
. He sat as
Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
for
AbingdonAbingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
from 1910 to 1916.
Henderson married Lady Violet Charlotte, daughter of
Robert Dalzell, 11th Earl of CarnwathRobert Harris Carnwath Dalzell, 11th Earl of Carnwath was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.He was the eldest of five children born to Colonel Robert Alexander George Dalzell and Sarah Bushby Harris...
, in 1901.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
Harold Greenwood Henderson CVOThe Royal Victorian Order
is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognizing distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms,
any members of her family, or any of her...
(29 October 1875-1 November 1922), was a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
politician.
Born in
BrentfordBrentford is a suburban area of the London Borough of Hounslow at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in West London, situated 8 miles west south-west of Charing Cross.- History :...
, Henderson was the son of
Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron FaringdonAlexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon CH , known as Sír Alexander Henderson, 1st Baronet, from 1902 to 1916, was a British financier and Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament....
of
Buscot ParkBuscot Park is an 18th century country house in the civil parish of Buscot in the English county of Oxfordshire . It is located near Lechlade in Gloucestershire...
in
BerkshireBerkshire is a county in the South East of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters...
(now
OxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
), and his wife Jane Ellen (née Davis). He served in the
Royal Berkshire RegimentThe Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 49th Regiment of Foot and the 66th Regiment of Foot.The regiment was originally formed as The Princess Charlotte of Wales's , taking the...
of the
British ArmyThe British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and...
, and later joined the Territorial Army in the
Berkshire Yeomanry94 Signal Squadron recently became a member of 39 Signal Regiment. They are based in three locations in the Home Counties. The Headquarters of the Squadron is based in Windsor along with 908 troop and a support troop...
. He sat as
Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
for
AbingdonAbingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
from 1910 to 1916.
Henderson married Lady Violet Charlotte, daughter of
Robert Dalzell, 11th Earl of CarnwathRobert Harris Carnwath Dalzell, 11th Earl of Carnwath was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.He was the eldest of five children born to Colonel Robert Alexander George Dalzell and Sarah Bushby Harris...
, in 1901. He died in November 1922, aged 47 in
FaringdonFaringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, in Oxfordshire. It is located on the edge of the Thames Valley, between the River Thames and the Ridgeway...
, twelve years before the death of his father. He had four children and his eldest son, Alexander Gavin, succeeded in the barony in 1934.