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Charles Henderson (Canadian politician)

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Preceded by
  
Otto Buchanan Elliott

Political party
  
Liberal

Name
  
Charles Henderson

Succeeded by
  
Frank Jaenicke

Profession
  
farmer

Charles Henderson (Canadian politician)
Full Name
  
Charles Albert Henderson

Born
  
14 January 1883 Pana, Illinois, United States (
1883-01-14
)

Died
  
11 December 1957(1957-12-11) (aged 74) Dodsland, Saskatchewan

Spouse(s)
  
Florence McKenzie m. 16 June 1920

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.

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.

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Charles Henderson (Canadian politician) Wikipedia