William James Orton Henderson

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(13 October 1916 – 15 May 2006) was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in

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and became a soldier, barrister, lawyer and

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judge. He studied at Queen's University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938. In 1942, he was formally installed as a lawyer after graduating from

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. During this time, he also served in the Canadian Forces from 1939, including some service in

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, joining the

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in 1942 before his discharge in 1946. He remained a

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until 1952. He was made a Member of the

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(MBE) for his work in re-establishing a functioning judicial system in the

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following World War II.MBE citation card Page 1
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riding in the 1949 general election. After a redistribution of electoral districts, Henderson was re-elected for successive Parliamentary terms in at the Kingston riding in the

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and

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elections. He was defeated in the 1958 election by

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of the Progressive Conservative party. In 1965, he was appointed a judge of the

. He is also considered a founder of Amherstview, a suburban community near Kingston. The local recreation centre in Amherstview is dedicated in his name. He was also named to the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Henderson died at

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on 15 May 2006, aged 89.

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* 1916 births 2006 deaths Canadian military personnel of World War II Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the United Church of Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Ontario Judges in Ontario People from Special Areas, Alberta Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub