Richard Coe Henders | |
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Member of the Canada Parliament for Macdonald |
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In office March 18, 1918 – November 4, 1921 |
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Preceded by | Alexander Morrison |
Succeeded by | William James Lovie |
Personal details | |
Born |
Yelverton, Canada West |
July 6, 1853
Died | May 2, 1932 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
(aged 78)
Political party | Unionist |
Spouse(s) | Caroline 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 Canadian House of Commons for Macdonald in 1917. A Unionist, he did not seek re-election in 1921.
He died in 1932 in Winnipeg.