George Henderson (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Henderson (Australian politician)

Australian politician, born 1857

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1857

Place of Birth: Bedlington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1933

Profession: politician, miner, trade unionist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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 Australia in 1885.
He was a coal miner in New South Wales and 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.
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.