Robert James Henderson (15 August 1877 – 24 April 1953) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was born in Brooke Township, Ontario and became a municipal clerk, farmer and teacher by career. Henderson attended high school in Watford, Ontario and then the

London Normal School The London Normal School is an Ontario Heritage building located at 165 Elmwood Avenue in the Wortley Village neighbourhood of London, Ontario, Canada. It is a prominent and recognizable landmark in the Old South/Wortley Village neighbourhood. It ...

. He taught school from 1899 to 1940. He was first elected to Parliament at the

Lambton—Kent Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West ridings. It was init ...

riding in the 1945 general election, defeating

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incumbent

Hugh MacKenzie Hugh Alexander MacKenzie (7 August 1882 – 8 January 1970) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Warwick, Ontario and became a farmer. He was first elected as a Liberal party candidate at the Lambton—Kent ridi ...

. After serving one term, the

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, Henderson was defeated by MacKenzie in the 1949 election.

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* 1877 births 1953 deaths Canadian farmers Canadian schoolteachers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub