Bill Henderson (UK politician)
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Captain Oscar William James (Bill) Henderson (1924 - 22 October 2010) OBE
DL
is a former British Army
officer, Ulster Unionist Party
politician and businessman.
Henderson served in the Irish Guards
regiment of the British Army achieving the honorary rank of captain in 1949
Henderson's family owned the Belfast Newsletter from 1844 until 1991 when he was the final member of the Henderson family to be in control between 1964 and 1991. Henderson was by his retirement, the only member of a three person Board with Executive responsibilities. Century Newspapers, the holding company, sold the title to Thompson Regional Newspapers in 1991 as the family could no longer guarantee the viability of the paper following Bill Henderson's retirement despite attempts to hire suitably qualified management
In 1953
Henderson became Ulster Unionist member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons for the safe Victoria
seat. His election saw the Unionist majority against Labour
slashed from 8,907 in 1949
to 1,662. In 1958
he narrowly lost the seat to David Bleakley
. The same year he became a director of Ulster Television before taking up the post of managing director of the Newsletter, moving to Chairman of Century in 1964
As of Spring 2005 he is a trustee of the Ulster Reform Club
. Between 1970 and 1981 he was President of Knock Motor Cycle & Car Club in Belfast
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
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Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
is a former British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer, Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
politician and businessman.
Henderson served in the Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
regiment of the British Army achieving the honorary rank of captain in 1949
Henderson's family owned the Belfast Newsletter from 1844 until 1991 when he was the final member of the Henderson family to be in control between 1964 and 1991. Henderson was by his retirement, the only member of a three person Board with Executive responsibilities. Century Newspapers, the holding company, sold the title to Thompson Regional Newspapers in 1991 as the family could no longer guarantee the viability of the paper following Bill Henderson's retirement despite attempts to hire suitably qualified management
In 1953
Northern Ireland general election, 1953
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Henderson became Ulster Unionist member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons for the safe Victoria
Belfast Victoria (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast Victoria was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Victoria was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast...
seat. His election saw the Unionist majority against Labour
Northern Ireland Labour Party
The Northern Ireland Labour Party was an Irish political party which operated from 1924 until 1987.In 1913 the British Labour Party resolved to give the recently formed Irish Labour Party exclusive organising rights in Ireland...
slashed from 8,907 in 1949
Northern Ireland general election, 1949
-References:*-See also:*MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1949...
to 1,662. In 1958
Northern Ireland general election, 1958
-References:*-See also:*MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1958...
he narrowly lost the seat to David Bleakley
David Bleakley
The Right Hon. David Bleakley, OBE is a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in the Strandtown district of Belfast, Bleakley worked as an electrician in the Harland and Wolff dockyards while becoming increasingly active in his trade union. He studied economics at Ruskin College in Oxford, where he...
. The same year he became a director of Ulster Television before taking up the post of managing director of the Newsletter, moving to Chairman of Century in 1964
As of Spring 2005 he is a trustee of the Ulster Reform Club
Ulster Reform Club
The Ulster Reform Club is a gentleman's club at No. 4, Royal Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It first opened in January 1885.The club was original built by Ulster members of the Liberal Party, to celebrate William Gladstone's victory in the 1880 UK general election...
. Between 1970 and 1981 he was President of Knock Motor Cycle & Car Club in Belfast