Background
HENDERSON, James was born on April 26, 1848 in Mount Collyer Park, Belfast. Son of late James Alexander Henderson, Norwood Tower, Company Down, Ireland, and Agnes, daughter of late Alexander Mackay, Mount Collyer Park, Belfast.
HENDERSON, James was born on April 26, 1848 in Mount Collyer Park, Belfast. Son of late James Alexander Henderson, Norwood Tower, Company Down, Ireland, and Agnes, daughter of late Alexander Mackay, Mount Collyer Park, Belfast.
Studied at Trinity College, Dublin. Bar, Irish, 1872; edited Newry Tolegraph, 1873-1883. First Lord Mayor of Greater Belfast, 1898.
First High Sheriff County of the City of Belfast, 1900.
Elected President Institute of Journalists for 1900. Elected President Master Printers’ Federation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1904. Doctorate.L., Justice of the Peace.
Managing proprietor Belfast News Letter and of the Belfast Weekly News. Aiderman of the Belfast Corporation since January 1894.
Club: Junior Carlton.
Spouse 1880, Martha Ann,daughter of late David Pollock, architect, Newry.