George Roland Henderson (10 November 1935 – 5 May 2020) was a Canadian politician, shellfish technician, farmer and electrical engineer. He served as a

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member of the

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. Born in

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, Henderson was the son of R. Edgar Henderson and Hazel Edna Hardy, and was educated at

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. In 1960, he married Brenda Jane Matthews. He was president of Malpeque Oyster Cultures Inc. Henderson represented

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in the

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from 1974 to 1980 as a

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. He served in the province's Executive Council from 1974 to 1978 as Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Labour and from 1978 to 1980 as Minister of Highways and Minister of Public Works. He resigned his seat in 1980 to enter federal politics. In the House of Commons, he represented Prince Edward Island's Egmont electoral district where he won election in

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and

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. Henderson left national politics in 1988 and did not campaign in that year's election after serving in the 31st and

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s. Henderson was parliamentary secretary for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1980 to 1981 and for the Minister of Defence from 1982 to 1983. His son

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was elected to the Prince Edward Island legislative assembly on 28 May 2007, in that province's election.

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* 1935 births 2020 deaths People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Liberal Party of Canada MPs Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub