Robert Henderson

Who was Robert Henderson?

Robert Ronald Henderson was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1924 to 1932.

Henderson was born in 1876, the son of John Henderson. He was married on 20 July 1909 to Margaret Frances Dashwood, the daughter of Sir George Dashwood, 6th Baronet and Lady Mary Seymour, the daughter of the 5th Marquess of Hertford.

He was first elected to Parliament in the 1924 general election for the Oxfordshire constituency of Henley. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1932, aged 55. A by-election was held to replace him.