Nelson Henderson
Nelson Faviell Henderson (24 September 1865 – 16 June 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Nelson Faviell Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 June 1943 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Blewbury, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He attended Dulwich College, Fettes College and Magdalen College.
At Oxford University he played for the varsity fifteen and obtained his blue in 1887. In the early 1890s he played for London Scottish.
Provincial career
He played for West of Scotland District in 1892, while with London Scottish.[2]
Business career
Nelson Henderson became involved in his father's publishing business, James Henderson & Sons, and became its chairman after his father's retirement in 1900. The business went into liquidation in 1920.[3]
Family
Nelson Henderson was the son of the publisher James Henderson.
References
- Nelson Henderson Profile, Scrum.com
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18920125/011/0002
- "James Henderson and Sons", Graces Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2020
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