Harold Lloyd Henderson

Who was Harold Lloyd Henderson?

Rev. Harold Lloyd Henderson was a Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba, Canada.

H. Lloyd Henderson was born in Freeland, Prince Edward Island, and attended schools in Freeland, Summerside, Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and at McGill University and Presbyterian College in Montreal, where he completed his studies in 1942.

He was ordained by his home Presbytery in Prince Edward Island on January 14, 1943, and became Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He retired in 1981, when he was designated "Minister Emeritus". He also served as Presbytery and Synod Moderator, and was a frequent Commissioner to the Presbyterian Church's in Canada's General Assembly.

With proximity to the Church and City Hall, Henderson was mayor of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from 1947 to 1966, and again from 1971 to 1974. He served on a number of committees associated to the political office. He ran as a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada at its leadership conventions in 1958 and 1968. He received only one vote in his first attempt, even though he was not a delegate, and none in his second.