13 Facts About Lorne Henderson

Lorne Henderson was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

Lorne Henderson served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis.

Lorne Henderson was born in Enniskillen, Ontario and received a grade eight education in the area.

Lorne Henderson was a member of the Enniskillen council from 1946 to 1949, deputy reeve from 1950 to 1951, and reeve from 1952 to 1957.

Lorne Henderson was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1963 provincial election, defeating Liberal Party candidate Russell Watson by 874 votes in Lambton East.

Lorne Henderson served as a backbench supporter of John Robarts's government, and initially continued in this role when Davis succeeded Robarts as premier in 1971.

Lorne Henderson was re-elected with an increased majority in the elections of 1967 and 1971, and with a reduced majority in 1975.

Lorne Henderson was appointed to cabinet on October 7,1975 as a Minister without portfolio responsible for Housing, and was promoted to Chairman of Cabinet on February 3,1977.

Lorne Henderson was most proud of his work in the Agriculture portfolio, although reviews from the farming community and his department staff were often less than flattering.

Lorne Henderson was re-elected with a landslide majority in the 1981 election, and was named Provincial Secretary for Resource Development on February 13,1982.

Lorne Henderson resigned from cabinet entirely on July 6,1983.

Lorne Henderson supported Frank Miller to succeed Davis as party leader in 1985, and did not campaign in that year's election.

Lorne Henderson possessed a remarkable ability to remember people's names after having only met them once and would often set-up appointments on Saturday afternoons with constituents.