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Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon

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354: 463: 470: 344:(born 26 September 1884). Eric changed his surname to Butler-Henderson shortly after his marriage in 1910, and it was as the Hon. Eric B. Butler-Henderson that he was elected to the Board of the GCR in 1918; like his father, he also served on the Board of the LNER from its formation at the start of 1923. 439:; Eric was one of only two GCR Directors of the time who had not already given their names to locomotives. This locomotive ran until 1960, and has been preserved. In addition to these, the Hendersons' Scottish retreat provided the name for another GCR locomotive – no. 4 367:
Both Henderson and his wife were honoured by having railway locomotives named after them, all being express passenger types. In 1902, the Great Central Railway (GCR), the railway of which Henderson was chairman, gave the name
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Dexter a chevalier armed at all points holding in the dexter hand a lance with his lordship's pennon bearing the motto "Sursum Corda" all Proper sinister a centaur drawing his bow Proper.
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Henderson married Jane Ellen, daughter of Edward William Davis, in 1874. He died in March 1934, aged 83, and was succeeded by his grandson
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before becoming a stockbroker. He was best known as a financier of railways in Great Britain and overseas (such as the
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was removed from no. 1014 at the same time. In 1917, after Henderson was raised to the peerage, no. 364 was renamed
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for "services in connection with the war", in his capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Shipping Control Committee.
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and was involved in port developments and telephone and electrical systems in several countries. The
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from 1915 to 1934 and was the Chairman of the Governors from 1927 until his death in 1934.
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Or three piles issuant from the sinister Vert on a chief Ermine three torteaux.
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list published on 26 June 1902 for the subsequently postponed coronation of
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was created in 1909 to hold his properties, and the asset management firm
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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R.. part 2A: Tender Engines – Classes A1 to A10
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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 2B: Tender Enginesβ€”Classes B1 to B19
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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 3A: Tender Enginesβ€”Classes C1 to C11
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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 3B: Tender Enginesβ€”Classes D1 to D12
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A hand holding a torteau charged with a mullet of six point Argent.
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Henderson's youngest son Eric was similarly honoured in 1919 when
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was founded in 1934 after his death to administer his estate.
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Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922
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Coat of arms of Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon
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Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864–1899
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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 1: Preliminary Survey
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by March 1907. In August 1913, the GCR named their new
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4-4-2 (LNER class C5), no. 364 (built 1906), was named
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.;
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Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies
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Member of Parliament for St George's, Hanover Square
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He began his career in the 1197:Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1035:Member of Parliament for West Staffordshire 645:(Supplement). 24 August 1917. p. 8799. 1257:People from Vale of White Horse (district) 724: 722: 277:. In 1916 he was raised to the peerage as 785: 783: 666: 408:4-6-0 (LNER class B3) no. 1169 was named 635: 615: 595: 352: 184:Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon 1247:London and North Eastern Railway people 728: 719: 1242:Directors of the Great Central Railway 1154: 780: 565: 246:In 1898 Henderson was elected to the 1192:20th-century Scottish businesspeople 1187:19th-century Scottish businesspeople 447:; built in 1913, it ran until 1947. 193:Sir Alexander Henderson, 1st Baronet 1177:Nobility from Dumfries and Galloway 798:(November 1979). Fry, E. V. (ed.). 693: 533: 285:in the county of Berkshire (now in 221:Algeciras Gibraltar Railway Company 13: 758:(January 1981). Fry, E. V. (ed.). 468: 461: 14: 1278: 997: 420:4-6-2, no. 60034 (hitherto named 289:), and on 4 June 1917 was made a 1237:UK MPs who were granted peerages 1117:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1019:Parliament of the United Kingdom 986:Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 859:(March 1975). Fry, E. V. (ed.). 731:J.G. Robinson: A Lifetime's Work 625:. 28 January 1916. p. 1126. 515:Mark Schreiber, Baron Marlesford 296:He was on the governing body of 229:London and North Eastern Railway 992:Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages 961: 949: 937: 915:(April 1973). Fry, E.V. (ed.). 904: 881: 844: 832: 820: 747: 705:. pp. 301, 346, 352, 356. 892:(July 1963). Fry, E.V. (ed.). 687: 649: 629: 609: 589: 574: 559: 527: 1: 1086:Peerage of the United Kingdom 978: 605:. 25 July 1902. p. 4738. 323:Harold (born 29 October 1875) 1262:Governors of Abingdon School 332:Margaret (born 6 April 1879) 329:Frank (born 11 October 1877) 202: 7: 508: 335:Philip (born 16 March 1881) 326:Alec (born 23 October 1876) 223:), and was chairman of the 10: 1283: 1267:Barons created by George V 1252:High sheriffs of Berkshire 581:"The Coronation Honours". 566:Hughes, Geoffrey (1987) . 348: 256:St George's Hanover Square 241:Henderson Global Investors 215:with the accountancy firm 1140: 1127: 1122: 1115: 1105: 1096: 1091: 1084: 1074: 1059: 1051: 1041: 1032: 1024: 1017: 766:. pp. 68–69, 74–75. 376:locomotives, no. 1014 of 338:Arnold (born 1 July 1883) 303: 275:High Sheriff of Berkshire 177: 169: 161: 153: 145: 140: 136: 124: 112: 101: 90: 78: 66: 55: 44: 40: 23: 521: 435:4-4-0 no. 506 was named 316:having predeceased him. 911:Boddy, M.G.; Neve, E.; 867:. pp. 16, 21, 23. 729:Jackson, David (1996). 450: 394:Sir Alexander Henderson 263:1902 Coronation Honours 157:17 March 1934 (aged 83) 96:Westminster St George's 946:, pp. 92, 99, 101 473: 466: 364: 237:Witan Investment Trust 199:Member of Parliament. 1182:Scottish stockbrokers 923:. inside back cover. 829:, pp. 77, 80, 84 500:Sola Virtus Nobilitat 472: 465: 356: 233:Manchester Ship Canal 225:Great Central Railway 1172:People from Langholm 971:. 1921. p. 363. 92:Member of Parliament 46:Member of Parliament 26:The Right Honourable 806:. pp. 87, 88. 682:Alexander Henderson 457: 416:renamed an ex-LNER 258:from 1913 to 1916. 1202:Henderson baronets 662:. 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Index

The Right Honourable
CH
Member of Parliament
West Staffordshire
Hamar Alfred Bass
Henry McLaren
Member of Parliament
Westminster St George's
Alfred Lyttelton
George Reid
CH
Liberal Unionist
Langholm
City of London
Deloitte
Algeciras Gibraltar Railway Company
Great Central Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Manchester Ship Canal
Witan Investment Trust
Henderson Global Investors
House of Commons
West Staffordshire
St George's Hanover Square
1902 Coronation Honours
King Edward VII
baronetcy
High Sheriff of Berkshire
Baron Faringdon
Buscot Park

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