Nelson Henderson

Nelson Henderson

Birth name	Nelson Faviell Henderson
Date of birth	24 September 1865
Date of death	16 June 1943(1943-06-16) (aged 77)
Place of death	Blewbury, Berkshire, England
School	Dulwich College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1892-1892 Scotland 1 (Pts:0; Tries:0; Conv:0; Pens:0; Drop:0)

Nelson Faviell Henderson (24 September 1865 – 16 June 1943) was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in 1892.

Early life

Nelson Henderson was born on 24 September 1865, a son of the publisher James Henderson. He attended Dulwich College, Fettes College and Magdalen College.

Rugby union career

At Oxford University he played for the varsity fifteen and obtained his blue in 1887. In the early 1890s he played for London Scottish F.C. Henderson made his international debut on 20 February 1892 at Edinburgh in the Scotland versus Ireland match, which was won by Scotland.

Later life

Nelson Henderson became involved in his father's publishing business, James Henderson & Sons, and became its chairman after his father's retirement in 1900. The business went into liquidation in 1920.