Frederick William Henderson (3 January 1879 — 30 September 1950) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Frederick William Henderson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 September 1950 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kirkmichael, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Dundee High School Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Christian minister | ||||||||||||||||
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Henderson was born into a family of leather merchants from Invergowrie, outside Dundee. He attended the Dundee High School until 1894, when he moved over to Loretto School, where he was head boy and rugby captain.[1]
A London Scottish forward, Henderson had an athletic build and was at his best in open play. His career for Scotland was brief, consisting of two caps during the 1900 Home Nations, for away matches against Wales and Ireland.[2]
Henderson, who studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh, spent two decades in India as a lecturer at Madras Christian College and undertaking missionary work. On his return home, Henderson was minister for Kirkmichael Parish, a position he had held for 19 years at the time of his death in 1950.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kirkmichael Minister's Sudden Death". Blairgowrie Advertiser. 6 October 1950.
- ^ "Dundee Internationalist". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 20 January 1900.
- ^ "Late Rev. F. W. Henderson". The Scotsman. 4 October 1950.
External links
edit- Frederick Henderson at ESPNscrum