Alexander Dawson Henderson Jr., (February 16, 1895 - July 8, 1964)
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Mr. Henderson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Alexander D. Henderson (businessman) and Ella Margaret Brown. On February 14, 1920, Mr. Henderson married his first wife, Mary Barnes Anthony at her parents Ridgewood home in New Jersey. Mr. Henderson had two children, Mary Ella (b1922) and Alexander D. Henderson IV (b1924) from this marriage. Mr. Henderson married his second wife Lucia Maria Ernst in 1936 and they had a child named Allen Douglas Henderson (b1946).
Mr. Henderson volunteered for the U. S. Army during World War I. Because of his military experience while at the New York Military Academy, he became a Lieutenant in the Calvary, stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
In 1919, Mr. Henderson took a position with the California Perfume Company. He became assistant buyer of raw materials for the manufacture of Avon's products. By 1925 Mr. Henderson had become vice-president and a director of the California Perfume Company, which later became Avon Products. [1] In 1951, Mr. Henderson retired from Avon and moved to Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, Florida.
Mr. Henderson was elected Mayor of Hillsboro Beach, Florida for six years (1958-1964).
In 1960, Mr. Henderson made donations to the Henderson Mental Clinic of Broward County for emotionally disturbed children in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The clinic was renamed Henderson Clinic of Broward County in 1961. [2]
Mr. Henderson was the founder and administrator of the Hillsboro Country Day School in Pompano Beach, Florida.
The A. D. Henderson Foundation [3] was founded in 1959 by Alexander D. Henderson and his wife, Lucy E. Henderson. The Foundation is dedicated to provide an opportunity for all children to succeed, with a special interest in promoting literacy for children and families.
In 1961, Alexander and Lucy Henderson made significant contributions needed to start the Saint Andrew's School an Episcopal School for Boys in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Henderson was also a trustee at the St. Andrew's School. Founded by people of Scottish heritage, Saint Andrew's School was named for the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew.
On July 8, 1964, Mr. Henderson died at the Deaconess Massachusetts General Hospital (New England Deaconess Hospital) in Boston, Massachusetts.
On December 1, 1968, the dedication of the A.D. Henderson University School was held in Boca Raton, Florida. The school was made possible by a gift to the state and Florida Atlantic University from his wife, Lucy E. Henderson. The Alexander D. Henderson University School (ADHUS) is a public elementary and middle school (K-8) and legislated school district operating as an educational laboratory on the FAU's Boca Raton campus. [4]