George Henderson (Australian politician)

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.[1] 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.[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]

George Henderson
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 April 1904 – 30 June 1923
Personal details
Born(1857-08-19)19 August 1857
Bedlington, England
Died21 January 1933(1933-01-21) (aged 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityScottish Australian
Political partyLabor (1904–17)
Nationalist (1917–23)
OccupationCoal miner

References
  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. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. "Appendix 3―Deputy Presidents and Chairmen of Committees (1901–2009)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-19.


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