Richard Coe Henders

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Richard Coe Henders
Member of the Canada Parliament
for Macdonald
In office
March 18, 1918 – November 4, 1921
Preceded byAlexander Morrison
Succeeded byWilliam James Lovie
Personal details
Born(1853-07-06)July 6, 1853
Yelverton, Canada West
DiedMay 2, 1932(1932-05-02) (aged 78)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyUnionist
SpouseCaroline S. Higgins

Richard Coe Henders (July 6, 1853 – May 2, 1932) was a Canadian farmer, Methodist minister, and politician.

Born in Yelverton, Canada West, the son of Henry Henders and Frances Coe, Henders attended Bowmanville High School and Victoria University in Cobourg, Ontario. A Methodist minister for twenty years, he was a farmer in Winnipeg. He was President of the Manitoba Grain Growers' Association and Vice-President of the Canadian Council of Agriculture. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Macdonald in 1917. A Unionist, he did not seek re-election in 1921.

He died in 1932 in Winnipeg.[1]

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  1. ^ "Richard Coe Henders (1853-1932)". Manitoba Historical Society.

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