Nelson Faviell Henderson (24 September 1865 – 16 June 1943) was a

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He attended

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and

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. At Oxford University he played for the varsity fifteen and obtained his

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in 1887. In the early 1890s he played for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for West of Scotland District in

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International career

Henderson made his international debut on 20 February 1892 at

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in the

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match, which was won by Scotland.

Business career

Nelson Henderson became involved in his father's publishing business, James Henderson & Sons, and became its chairman after his father's retirement in 1900. The business went into liquidation in 1920. "James Henderson and Sons"
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Family

Nelson Henderson was the son of the publisher James Henderson.

References

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