Alexander Henderson (Canadian politician)

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

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| name = Alexander Henderson

| image = Canadian politician Major Alexander Henderson.png

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|03|13}}

| birth_place = Oshawa, Canada West

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1940|12|13|1860|03|13}}

| death_place = Vancouver, British Columbia

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| occupation = Jurist, politician

| spouse = {{Marriage|Susan Crawford|1895}}

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| office1 = Commissioner of Yukon

| term_start1 = 1907

| term_end1 = 1911

| predecessor1 = John T. Lithgow

| successor1 = Arthur Wilson (acting)

| office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

| constituency2 = New Westminster City

| term_start2 = 1898

| term_end2 = 1900

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Alexander Henderson, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|KC}} (March 13, 1860 – December 13, 1940){{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alexander-henderson/|title=Henderson, Alexander (YT Commissioner)|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |last=Guest|first=H|accessdate=2009-11-30|url-status=live |archivedate=2011-06-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608202623/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003703 }} was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia and Yukon. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1900. Henderson served as the sixth commissioner of Yukon from 1907 to 1911.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dy9if3Yix8UC&pg=PA154 |title=Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7 |publisher=International Press Limited |page=154 |year=1914 |access-date=July 9, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com}}