Nationality Scottish Australian Died January 21, 1933 Role Australian politician | Name George Henderson Occupation Coal miner Resigned June 30, 1923 | |
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Born 19 August 1857
Clackmannanshire, Scotland ( 1857-08-19 ) Political party Australian Labor Party, Nationalist Party of Australia | ||
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 served as Chairman of Committees from 1914 to 1917. Henderson 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.