Harold Greenwood Henderson CVO (1875 - 1922)

Born 29 Oct 1875 in Ealing, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Charlotte (Dalzell) Henderson — married 19 Feb 1901 in All Saints, Fulham, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1922 at age 47 in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Harold was born in Brentford, London in 1875. He was the son of Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon and Jane Ellen Davis.

He was educated at Eton College.

He married Lady Violet Charlotte Dalzell, daughter of Robert Harris Dalzell, 11th Earl of Carnwath and Emily Sulivan Hippisley, on 19 February 1901. They had children:

• Alexander Gavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon 1902-1977
• Hon. Margaret Violet Henderson 1904-1976
• Lt.-Col. Hon. Michael Thomas Henderson 1906-1953
• Hon. Roderic Harold Dalzell Henderson b. 3 Mar 1909, diplomat

He was Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Abingdon between 1910 and 1916. He gained the rank of Captain and Adjutant in the 1st Life Guards. He fought in the First World War. He was Military-Secretary to the Duke of Devonshire, Governor-General of Canada between 1916 and 1920. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan 2nd class. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Berkshire Yeomanry. He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1919.

He passed away on 1 November 1922 at age 47.

Sources

• Wikidata: Item Q5660994, en:Wikipedia

Census

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKX9-BGLP : accessed 22 December 2015), Harold G Henderson in household of Alexander Henderson, Norwood, Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 31, Piece/Folio 1336/52, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,577.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:71QN-HZM : accessed 22 December 2015), Harold Greenwood Henderson in household of Alexander Henderson, Buscot, Berkshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Berkshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.