Richard Coe Henders

Richard Coe Henders
Member of the Canada Parliament
for Macdonald
In office
March 18, 1918  November 4, 1921
Preceded by Alexander Morrison
Succeeded by William James Lovie
Personal details
Born (1853-07-06)July 6, 1853
Yelverton, Canada West
Died May 2, 1932(1932-05-02) (aged 78)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party Unionist
Spouse(s) Caroline S. Higgins

Richard Coe Henders (July 6, 1853 May 2, 1932) was a Canadian farmer, Methodist minister, and politician.

Born in Yelverton, Canada West, the son of Henry Henders and Frances Coe, Henders attended Bowmanville High School and Victoria University in Cobourg, Ontario. A Methodist minister for twenty years, he was a farmer in Winnipeg. He was President of the Manitoba Grain Growers' Association and Vice-President of the Canadian Council of Agriculture. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Macdonald in 1917. A Unionist, he did not seek re-election in 1921.

He died in 1932 in Winnipeg.[1]

References

  1. "Richard Coe Henders (1853-1932)". Manitoba Historical Society.


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