Baron Henderson

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Baron Henderson, of Westgate in the City and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 October 1945 for the Labour politician William Henderson. He had earlier represented Enfield in the House of Commons and was Joint Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1948 to 1951. Lord Henderson was the second son of the former Leader of the Labour Party, Arthur Henderson, and the elder brother of Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley. He never married and on his death on 4 April 1984 the title became extinct.

[edit] Barons Henderson (1945)

• William Watson Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson (1891–1984)

[edit] See also

• Baron Henderson of Ardwick
• Baron Henderson of Brompton

[edit] References

• Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1968 edition)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page