Tom Henderson (Labour politician)
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Thomas Henderson (1867 – 28 January 1960) was a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician.
Henderson was born in Burntisland, Fife. He was apprenticed as a cabinet maker at the age of 11, but was later to work in the Clydeside and Belfast shipyards.[1]
After nearly thirty years in Belfast, he moved to Glasgow where he was elected to the city council in 1919 as an Independent Labour Party councillor.[1]
At the 1922 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Tradeston, becoming the first Co-operative MP in Scotland. He served on the executive of the National Co-operative Party. With the formation of the First Labour Government he was given the post of Comptroller of the Household and government whip for Scotland.[1]
There was a large swing against Labour at the 1931 election, and Henderson lost his seat. He was appointed a Commander of the British Empire in the same year.[1] He regained the seat at the 1935 general election, and held it until 1945, when he retired.
Thomas Henderson died in a Glasgow hospital in January 1960, aged 92.[1]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Henderson
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Glasgow Tradeston 1922–1931 |
Succeeded by William Hannah McLean |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Glasgow Tradeston 1935–1945 |
Succeeded by John Rankin |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Comptroller of the Household 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Goronwy Owen |
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