Robert James Henderson (15 August 1877 – 24 April 1953) was a Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Brooke Township, Ontario and became a municipal clerk, farmer and teacher by career.

Henderson attended high school in Watford, Ontario and then the London Normal School. He taught school from 1899 to 1940.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lambton—Kent

Lambton—Kent

Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West ridings....

 riding in the 1945 general election

Canadian federal election, 1945

The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...

, defeating Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 incumbent Hugh MacKenzie

Hugh MacKenzie

Hugh Alexander MacKenzie was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Warwick, Ontario and became a farmer....

. After serving one term, the 20th Canadian Parliament

20th Canadian Parliament

The 20th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 6, 1945 until April 30, 1949. The membership was set by the 1945 federal election on June 11, 1945, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1949 election.It was controlled by a...

, Henderson was defeated by MacKenzie in the 1949 election

Canadian federal election, 1949

The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...

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