Alexander D. Henderson (businessman)
Alexander Dawson Henderson (February 28, 1865 – January 5, 1925) was an American businessman. He was vice president, first treasurer and founding investor of the California Perfume Company (CPC), which later became Avon Products.[1]
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| Born | Alexander Dawson Henderson February 28, 1865 |
| Died | January 5, 1925 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Vice President and Treasurer |
| Known for | Founding investor in the California Perfume Company |
| Spouse | Ella M. Brown (1892–1925) |
| Children | 3 |
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Biography
Early life
Henderson was born on February 28, 1865, in Brooklyn, New York. He was the child of Joseph Henderson and Angelina A Henderson.[2] Henderson married Ella Margaret Brown.[3] Alexander and Ella had three children including Alexander D. Henderson Jr. and Girard B. Henderson.[4]
In 1906, Henderson built a home in Suffern, New York, after having visited there as summer visitors several times. That house burnt down in 1941.[5]
Professional life
In 1890, Henderson worked for the Union Warehouse Company in New York City where he held the position of private Secretary to Edward B. Bartlett.[6] In 1892, Henderson loaned E. B. Bartlett $25,000 and received 250 shares of the Union Warehouse Company stock as collateral. When Bartlett died in 1894, Henderson had to go to court to recover his investment. In 1897, in the case Henderson v. Bartlett, the jury in the Supreme Court of the State of New York returned a verdict for $30,300 for the amount claimed.[7][8]
On May 30, 1895, he became the bookkeeper for David H. McConnell of the California Perfume Company. He went on to become Vice-President and Treasurer of CPC.[9]
As early as 1901, Henderson and McConnell were listed in the Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory as "The California Perfume Co., (RTN) David H McConnell, Alexander D Henderson, at 126 Chambers Street."[10]
On June 16, 1909, an agreement was made between David H. McConnell and Alexander D. Henderson as partners trading as D. H. McConnell and Company, Goetting and Company, and California Perfume Company to sell these holdings over to the California Perfume Company, a corporation of the State of New Jersey. The bill of sale was for $220,000.00.[11]
On January 28, 1916, the California Perfume Company was incorporated in New York State.[12] Henderson and McConnell attended the American Perfumer annual meetings from May 9–11, 1916.[13]
In March 1912, Henderson invested in the incorporation of the Hatfield Auto Truck Company of Elmira, New York, with capital of $1,500,000.[14]
In June 1915, Henderson took the train to San Francisco, California, to set up a booth to advertise and exhibit CPC perfume products at the 1914-1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition. The CPC exhibit was in the Liberal Arts Building. A Gold Medal was awarded to the company for the quality of the products and the beauty of the packaging.[15]
Personal life
Henderson assisted in the designing and building of the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern, New York.[16] Henderson became treasurer and director of the Ramapo Valley Independent when the old Suffern Independent was sold in 1922.[17] Henderson died on January 5, 1925.[18]
Death
On January 5, 1925, Henderson died, at age 60, in Suffern, New York.[19]
References
- "Company Officials". Hagley Museum and Library. 1896. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- "Angelina A. Henderson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 2 Jun 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- "Henderson-Brown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1892-02-18. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- "Brooklynites In Paris". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 12 Jul 1914. p. 68. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- Long, Craig H. (2011). Suffern. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738573519. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- "Verdict For $30,300". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1897-12-15. p. 16. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2013-01-02. Alt URL
- "Verdict For $30,300". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 15 Dec 1897. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- "Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York". New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. 1898. p. 435. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- "The Story of Perfumery and the CPC". Hagley Museum and Library. 1924. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- The Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory. Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Company. March 1901. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Agreement of Incorporation for California Perfume Company". Hagley Museum and Library. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- Weekly Drug markets, New Incorporations, Volume 2, Page 26. University of Michigan. 1915. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- The American Perfumer and Essential Oil Review. March 1916 – February 1917. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- Operations & Maintenance magazine, Vol. 7. January 1912. Retrieved 6 Mar 2013.
- "1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition Gold Medal Award". Hagley Museum and Library. July 1915. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- Lathrop, Mary Anthony (1979). Mary's Family Connections. Lebanon, Connecticut. pp. 85–112. OCLC 55166512.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Suffern Independent Sold To Corporation", Nyack Evening Journal, Wednesday, September 6, 1922.
- "Alexander Dawson Henderson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York. 1925-01-06. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- "Henderson-Alexander Dawson Henderson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 6 Jan 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
External links
Alexander D. Henderson at California Perfume Company website