Robert James Henderson (15 August 1877 – 24 April 1953) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a municipal clerk, farmer and teacher by career. Henderson attended high school in Watford, Ontario, then the London Normal School. He taught school from 1899 to 1940. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1945 general election, defeating

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incumbent Hugh MacKenzie. After serving one term, in the

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, Henderson was defeated by MacKenzie in the 1949 election.

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* 1877 births 1953 deaths Canadian farmers Canadian schoolteachers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub