Frank Henderson (politician)
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Frank Henderson was a Scottish Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Henderson was the son of Henry Henderson, a leather merchant of Dundee
, and his wife Anne Lindsay, daughter of James Lindsay. He was educated at the High School of Dundee
.
At the 1880 general election
Henderson was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Dundee
. He held the seat until the 1885 general election
, when he did not stand again.
Henderson died at the age of 53.
Henderson married Ellen Isabella Scroggie, daughter of David Scroggie of Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Henderson was the son of Henry Henderson, a leather merchant of Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, and his wife Anne Lindsay, daughter of James Lindsay. He was educated at the High School of Dundee
High School of Dundee
The High School of Dundee is an independent, co-educational, day school in the city of Dundee, Scotland which provides both primary and secondary education to just over one thousand pupils...
.
At the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
Henderson was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Dundee
Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)
Dundee was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1950, when it was split into Dundee East and Dundee West....
. He held the seat until the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, when he did not stand again.
Henderson died at the age of 53.
Henderson married Ellen Isabella Scroggie, daughter of David Scroggie of Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.