william, henderson, baron, henderson, william, watson, henderson, baron, henderson, august, 1891, april, 1984, british, labour, politician, contents, background, political, career, personal, life, notes, references, external, linksbackground, edithenderson, se. William Watson Henderson 1st Baron Henderson PC 8 August 1891 4 April 1984 was a British Labour politician Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditHenderson was the second son of Arthur Henderson and the elder brother of Arthur Henderson Baron Rowley Political career EditHe sat as Member of Parliament for Enfield from 1923 to 1924 and from 1929 to 1931 and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India William Wedgwood Benn from 1929 to 1931 He was also Head of the Press and Publicity Department of the Labour Party and served during the Second World War as Personal Assistant to the Minister without Portfolio Arthur Greenwood from 1940 to 1942 In 1945 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Henderson of Westgate in the City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne 1 Henderson served in the Labour administration of Clement Attlee as a Lord in waiting government whip in the House of Lords and an additional member of the Air Council from 1945 to 1947 and as Joint Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1948 to 1951 In the 1950 Birthday Honours he was admitted to the Privy Council Personal life Edit nbsp Plaque dedicated to Henderson his parents and siblings at Golders Green CrematoriumLord Henderson died in April 1984 aged 92 He never married and the title became extinct on his death He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium Notes Edit No 37315 The London Gazette 19 October 1945 p 5133 References EditLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Lundy Darryl FAQ The Peerage unreliable source External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Henderson Newspaper clippings about William Henderson 1st Baron Henderson in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byThomas Fermor Hesketh Member of Parliament for Enfield1923 1924 Succeeded byReginald ApplinPreceded byReginald Applin Member of Parliament for Enfield1929 1931 Succeeded byReginald ApplinPolitical officesPreceded byChristopher Mayhew Joint Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs1948 1951 With Christopher Mayhew 1948 1950 Ernest Davies 1950 1951 Succeeded byThe Marquess of Reading Anthony NuttingParty political officesPreceded byNew position Secretary of the Press and Publicity Department of the Labour Party1921 1945 Succeeded byArthur BaxPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Henderson1945 1984 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Henderson 1st Baron Henderson amp oldid 1100436087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
