John Henderson
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Politics
- Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet (1752–1817) British Member of Parliament (MP) for SeafordSeaford (UK Parliament constituency)The UK parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a Cinque Port constituency, similar to a parliamentary borough, in Seaford, East Sussex. A rotten borough, prone by size to undue influence by a patron, it was disenfranchised in the Reform Act of 1832...
1785–86 - John Henderson (1807–1884)John Henderson (1807–1884)John Henderson was an English businessman and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1864 to 1874....
(1811–1884), British Liberal MP for Durham 1864–74 - John McDonald HendersonJohn McDonald HendersonJohn McDonald Henderson was a Scottish chartered accountant, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament.-Education and family:...
(1846–1922), Scottish chartered accountant, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament - John Henderson (Scottish politician)John Henderson (Scottish politician)Sir John Henderson DL JP was a Scottish Conservative party politician.The son of John Henderson and Ellen Shiels, Henderson was educated at the Martyrs' Public School, Glasgow....
(1888–1975), Conservative MP for Glasgow Cathcart, 1946–1964 - John B. HendersonJohn B. HendersonJohn Brooks Henderson was a United States Senator from Missouri and a co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution....
(1826–1913), U.S. Senator and author of 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution - John D. HendersonJohn D. HendersonJohn D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson was an American editor, rancher, businessman, and pro-slavery politician in the Kansas Territory.John D. Henderson was born in Pennsylvania....
, American editor and pro-slavery politician - John E. HendersonJohn E. HendersonJohn Earl Henderson was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961....
(1917–1994), American politician - John M. Henderson (1917–1994), Texas state senatorTexas Senate, District 1District 1 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur and Wood counties and a portion of Smith county in the U.S. state of Texas...
1913–1919 - John S. HendersonJohn S. HendersonJohn Steele Henderson was a Representative for North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(1846–1916), Representative from North Carolina's 7th district - John Henderson (Mississippi politician)John Henderson (Mississippi politician)John Henderson was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Mississippi.Born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Henderson worked as a flatboatman on the Mississippi River and studied law. He moved to Mississippi and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Woodville, Mississippi...
(1797–1857), United States Senator - John Craik-HendersonJohn Craik-HendersonProfessor John James Craik-Henderson was a British Conservative Party politician.Henderson was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1940, as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East...
(1890–1971), British Conservative Party politician
Sport
- John Henderson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules footballer with Collingwood
- John Henderson (Scottish footballer)John Henderson (Scottish footballer)John Henderson , is a Scottish footballer who played as a inside right in the Football League.-External links:*...
(born 1941), Scottish footballer - John Henderson (hurler)John Henderson (hurler)John Henderson is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1978 until 1991.-Early life:...
(born 1957), Irish hurler - John Henderson (darts player)John Henderson (darts player)John Henderson is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Henderson briefly played in the Professional Darts Corporation, playing one tournament in Scotland and then the 2003 UK Open where he lost in the first round having won his Preliminary match...
(born 1973), Scottish darts player - John Henderson (rugby league)John Henderson (rugby league)John Henderson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played for England, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax, and York, playing at , or , i.e...
(born 1929), rugby league footballer of the 1950s for England, Cumberland, Workington Town, Halifax, and York - Jon HendersonJon HendersonJon Elliott Henderson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He also played one season in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders and helped them to win the Grey Cup in 1971...
(born 1944), American football player - John Henderson (defensive tackle) (born 1979), American football player
- John Henderson (wide receiver)John Henderson (wide receiver)John William Henderson is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings . He started in Super Bowl IV for the Vikings and was the games leading receiver with 7 catches for 111 yards....
(born 1943), former American football player - John Henderson (ice hockey)John Henderson (ice hockey)John Henderson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 46 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League as part of a professional career that spanned from 1953 to 1970....
(born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player - Jackie HendersonJackie HendersonJohn Gillespie "Jackie" Henderson was a Scottish international footballer who played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Fulham.-Club career:...
(1932–2005), Scottish football (soccer) player - Jackie Henderson (footballer born 1923), Scottish football (soccer) player, played for Falkirk FC in the 1947 Scottish League Cup Final (October)1947 Scottish League Cup Final (October)The 1947–48 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 25 October 1947 and replayed on 1 November 1947. It was the final of the second Scottish League Cup competition, and it was contested by East Fife and Falkirk...
- Jack HendersonJack HendersonJohn "Jack" Henderson was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Ulster as a goalkeeper.Henderson earned three caps for Ireland at the 1885 British Home Championship.-External links:*...
(1844–1932), Irish football (soccer) player
Others
- John Henderson (actor)John Henderson (actor)-Further reading:...
(1747–1785), English Shakespearean actor - John Henderson (collector)John Henderson (collector)-Life:Born in Adelphi Terrace, London, he was son of John Henderson and Georgiana Jane, only child of George Keate, F.R.S. His father, an amateur artist, was an early patron of Thomas Girtin and J. M. W. Turner, who frequently worked together in his house...
(1797–1878), English collector of works of art - John Henderson (architect)John Henderson (architect)John Henderson was a Scottish architect. He is chiefly remembered as an ecclesiastical and tractarian architect working in the Gothic style....
(1804–1862), Scottish architect
- John Henderson (director)John Henderson (director)John Henderson is a British film and television director His first directing job was for Spitting Image on ITV, which won him a BAFTA...
(born 1949), British film and television director - John Henderson (activist), Australian-American blind activist
- John Oliver HendersonJohn Oliver HendersonJohn Oliver Henderson was a United States federal judge.Born in Buffalo, New York, Henderson received an LL.B. from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1933. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel...
(1909–1974), U.S. federal judge - John Ronald HendersonJohn Ronald HendersonMajor John Ronald Henderson, CVO, MBE, JP was an English soldier and Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein....
(1920–2003), British Army officer - J. G. W. Henderson, English classicist
- John Tasker HendersonJohn Tasker HendersonJohn Tasker Henderson was a Canadian Physicist whose career was with the National Research Council . He is particularly recognized for his leadership role in radar technology during World War II....
(1905–1983), Canadian physicist
See also
- Jock Henderson (disambiguation)
- Henderson (surname)Henderson (surname)Henderson is a common Scottish surname. The name is derived from patronymic form of the name Hendry, which is a Scottish form of Henry. Some Hendersons also derive their name from Henryson....