George Henderson (Australian politician)

George Henderson
George Henderson
Senator for Western Australia
	In office; 1 April 1904 – 30 June 1923
Personal details
Born	19 August 1857; Bedlington, England
Died	21 January 1933 (aged 75); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Labor (1904–1917) ; Nationalist (1917–1923)
Occupation	Coal miner

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Christopher George Henderson (19 August 1857 – 21 January 1933) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Bedlington, he received a primary education before migrating to the Colony of New South Wales in 1885.^[1] He was a coal miner in that colony and then 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

^ Oliver, Bobbie. "HENDERSON, Christopher George (1857–1933), Senator for Western Australia, 1904–23 (Australian Labor Party; National Labour Party; Nationalist Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Appendix 3―Deputy Presidents and Chairmen of Committees (1901–2009)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-19.

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[senatebio-1] Oliver, Bobbie. "HENDERSON, Christopher George (1857–1933), Senator for Western Australia, 1904–23 (Australian Labor Party; National Labour Party; Nationalist Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[2] "Appendix 3―Deputy Presidents and Chairmen of Committees (1901–2009)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[Psephos-3] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-19.

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