Girard B. Henderson
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Early life
Mr. Henderson was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York. He was the son of Alexander D. Henderson (businessman)
Alexander D. Henderson (businessman)
Alexander Dawson Henderson was a businessman, philanthropist, and Vice-President and Treasurer of the California Perfume Company , which later became Avon Products, Inc.-Early life:...
and Ella M. Brown. In 1927, Mr. Henderson married Theodora Gregson Huntington from Spring Valley, New York, a town five miles north of Suffern
Suffern, New York
Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...
. They had two children, Theodora and Dariel. In 1935, The Alexander Dawson holding company, was incorporated and the certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
. In 1940, Girard B. Henderson was elected to serve on the board of directors for Avon Products
Avon Products
Avon Products, Inc. is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $9.9 billion worldwide as of 2007.-Business Model:...
and served for 35 years.
MP-TV
In 1950, Mr. Henderson created the Monterey Peninsula Television (MP-TV) Company in Carmel, California. The company provided underground cable service to Carmel residents. The cable TV company was the second cable company in the country.Underground living
In 1964, Mr. Henderson pioneered underground living and sponsored the Underground Home exhibit at the New York World's Fair1964 New York World's Fair
The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major world's fair to be held in New York City. Hailing itself as a "universal and international" exposition, the fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe";...
(1964–1965). Mr. Henderson built and lived in underground homes in Colorado and Las Vegas.
Education
In 1957, Mr. Henderson created the Alexander Dawson Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit organization and is dedicated to education. Mr. Henderson created the Colorado Junior Republic School, which became the Alexander Dawson School (Lafayette, Colorado) in 1980. In 1999, the Alexander Dawson Foundation built The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow MountainThe Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain is an independent, day school in Summerlin, Nevada. The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain provides private, co-educational, non-secular education to over 630 students from preschool through eighth grade.-History:In 1996, the Alexander Dawson...
in Las Vegas, Nevada. The schools offer a rigorous, traditional liberal arts curriculum.