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Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harold Lloyd Henderson (June 1907 – 18 January 1993) was a Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba, Canada.
Harold Lloyd Henderson | |
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Mayor of Portage la Prairie | |
In office 1947–1966 | |
In office 1971–1974 | |
Personal details | |
Born | June 1907 Freeland, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Died | January 18, 1993 85) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | (aged
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Mary Evelyn Davis |
Education | Prince of Wales College McGill University The Presbyterian College, Montreal |
Harold Lloyd Henderson was born in Freeland, Prince Edward Island, in June 1907, to Annie and Robert Cummings Henderson. He graduated from Prince of Wales College, McGill University with a Master of Arts degree, and The Presbyterian College, Montreal. He was offered a teaching position at University of Toronto, but chose to become a minister. He was ordained as a Presbytery minister in 1942.[1][2] He married Mary Evelyn Davis.[3]
Henderson was elected to the Portage la Prairie council in 1945.[1]
Henderson ran as an independent candidate in a 1946 by-election in Portage la Prairie.[1]
Henderson was the only mayor in Canada to not adopt a principle of submission to the federal government.[4]
Henderson ran to be leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1958. He spent $1,000 on his campaign, but stated that he knew he would not win.[3][5] He received one vote for the leadership.[6] He unsuccessfully sought the leadership position again in 1968. He also ran to be leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party three times.[2]
Henderson was the Liberal candidate for Portage—Neepawa in the 1958 federal election.[6]
Henderson served as mayor of Portage la Prairie from 1947 to 1966, and from 1971 to 1974.[2] He was defeated by William A. Linden in 1967.[7]
He died in Portage la Prairie on 18 January 1993.[2]
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