Robert Henderson (British politician)
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Robert Ronald Henderson was a British
politician
. He served as a Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) from 1924 to 1932.
Henderson was born in 1876, the son of John Henderson. He was married on 20 July 1909 to Margaret Frances Dashwood (9 July 1885 – 28 May 1959), the daughter of Sir George Dashwood, 6th Baronet
and Lady Mary Seymour, the daughter of the 5th Marquess of Hertford
.
He was first elected to Parliament in the 1924 general election
for the Oxfordshire
constituency of Henley
. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1932, aged 55. A by-election
was held to replace him.
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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. He served as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) from 1924 to 1932.
Henderson was born in 1876, the son of John Henderson. He was married on 20 July 1909 to Margaret Frances Dashwood (9 July 1885 – 28 May 1959), the daughter of Sir George Dashwood, 6th Baronet
Dashwood Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Dashwood family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain...
and Lady Mary Seymour, the daughter of the 5th Marquess of Hertford
Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford
Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford GCB PC , known as Francis Seymour until 1870, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...
.
He was first elected to Parliament in the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
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for the Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
constituency of Henley
Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
Henley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers south Oxfordshire, including Henley-on-Thames. The constituency elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It has long been a safe Conservative...
. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1932, aged 55. A by-election
Henley by-election, 1932
The Henley by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 February 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Henley. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament Robert Henderson had died on 16 January 1932. He had held the seat since the 1924...
was held to replace him.