Richard Coe Henders Explained

Richard Coe Henders
Constituency Mp:Macdonald
Parliament:Canada
Predecessor:Alexander Morrison
Successor:William James Lovie
Term Start:March 18, 1918
Term End:November 4, 1921
Birth Date:6 July 1853
Birth Place:Yelverton, Canada West
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse:Caroline S. Higgins
Party:Unionist

Richard Coe Henders (July 6, 1853  - May 2, 1932) was a Canadian farmer, Methodist minister, and politician.

Born in Yelverton, Canada West, the son of Henry Henders and Frances Coe, Henders attended Bowmanville High School and Victoria University in Cobourg, Ontario. A Methodist minister for twenty years, he was a farmer in Winnipeg. He was President of the Manitoba Grain Growers' Association and Vice-President of the Canadian Council of Agriculture. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Macdonald in 1917. A Unionist, he did not seek re-election in 1921.

He died in 1932 in Winnipeg.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Coe Henders (1853-1932). Manitoba Historical Society.