| 词条 | Thomas Henderson (Liberal politician) |
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Sir Thomas Henderson (15 July 1874 – 3 May 1951) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician and businessman. BackgroundHe was the son of James Henderson JP of Hawick. He was educated at Hawick, Blairlodgeg. He married, in 1900, Helen Scott Thyne. They had two sons and one daughter.[1] Professional careerHe was Director of the firm of Messrs. Innes, Henderson and Co, Ltd., hosiery manufacturers of Hawick.[2] He was President of the South of Scotland Chamber of Commerce.[3] Political careerHe was a Justice of the peace for Roxburghshire, a member of the Licensing Appeal Court, and of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A., and for several years he was a member of Hawick Town Council.[4] He was National Liberal Party (UK) Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Selkirk from 1922 to 1923.[5] He was first elected in 1922 as a supporter of deposed Coalition Prime Minister David Lloyd George against another Liberal who was a supporter of H. H. Asquith; {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1922: Roxburgh & Selkirk [6]Electorate 32,904}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) |candidate = Sir Thomas Henderson |votes = 10,356 |percentage =51.7 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant |votes = 9,698 |percentage =48.3 |change =n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 658 |percentage = 3.4 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 20,054 |percentage = 60.9 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) |swing = n/a }}{{Election box end}} In 1923 following reunion between Lloyd George and Asquith, he sought to retain his seat as the Liberal candidate. However, he was now opposed by a Unionist and was defeated; {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1923: Roxburgh & Selkirk [7]Electorate 33,405}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Earl of Dalkeith |votes = 11,258 |percentage =43.1 |change =n/a }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Sir Thomas Henderson |votes = 8,046 |percentage =30.8 |change =n/a }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Dallas |votes = 6,811 |percentage =26.1 |change =n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 3,212 |percentage = 12.3 |change = n/a }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 26,115 |percentage = 78.2 |change = +17.3 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Unionist Party (Scotland) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = n/a }}{{Election box end}} He was Honorary Sheriff-Substitute for Roxburghshire.[8] References1. ^‘HENDERSON, Sir Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 26 March 2014 2. ^The Times, 17 November 1922 3. ^‘HENDERSON, Sir Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 26 March 2014 4. ^The Times, 17 November 1922 5. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S. 6. ^The Times, 17 November 1922 7. ^The Times, 8 December 1923 8. ^‘HENDERSON, Sir Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 26 March 2014 External links
| title = Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Selkirk | years = 1922–1923 | before = Robert Munro | after = Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Thomas}} 8 : 1874 births|1951 deaths|Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies|UK MPs 1922–23|National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) politicians|Councillors in Scotland|People from Hawick|Knights Bachelor |
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