William Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson

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William Watson Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson

PC (8 August 1891 – 4 April 1984), was a British Labour
politician.

Background

Henderson was the second son of Arthur Henderson and the elder brother of Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley.

Political career

He sat as

Privy Council
.

Personal life

Plaque dedicated to Henderson, his parents and siblings at Golders Green Crematorium

Lord Henderson died in April 1984, aged 92. He never married and the title became extinct on his death. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 37315". The London Gazette. 19 October 1945. p. 5133.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Enfield
19231924
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Enfield
19291931
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Joint Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
1948–1951
With: Christopher Mayhew 1948–1950
Ernest Davies
1950–1951
Succeeded by
Anthony Nutting
Party political offices
Preceded by
New position
Secretary of the Press and Publicity Department of the Labour Party
1921–1945
Succeeded by
Arthur Bax
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation
Baron Henderson

1945–1984
Extinct