Alexander D. Henderson (businessman)
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Alexander Dawson Henderson (February 28, 1865 - January 5, 1925) was Vice-President and Treasurer of the California Perfume Company (CPC), which later became Avon Products, Inc. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and on May 30, 1895 became the bookkeeper for David H. McConnell of the California Perfume Company. He went on to become Vice-President and Treasurer of the California Perfume Company.
According to The Story of the C P C, "Mr. Alexander D. Henderson, our Vice-President and Treasurer, joined the company and helped to shape its policies and assist in its growth." Mr. Henderson, accrding to the Suffern newspaper, was President of the Rockland Country Branch of the State Charities Aid Association and also Chairman of the Red Cross drive for funds during World War 1 in the Ramapo Valley.[1]
When Mr. Henderson died on January 25, 1925, a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors and the officers of the California Perfume Company, attested to the invaluable work done by Alexander Dawson Henderson.[2] An engrossed copy of the resolution was issued to the Henderson family. The resolution was signed by D. H. McConnell (President) and Alonzo Williams (Secretary).
His son, Alexander D. Henderson Jr., also worked for CPC and became Vice-President in charge of Purchases. According to the article, Introducing You to the CPC, "Mr. Henderson buys the ingredients from which everything in the CPC line is made. As such, he is, of course, a most important factor in the maintaining the high quality and low prices of the products you sell."
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- ^ [*Lathrop, Mary Anthony. Mary’s Family Connections, Lebanon, Connecticut: First Edition, 1979, page 91. ]
- ^ [*CPC Resolution, California Perfume Company, New York City, 1925. ]
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