Richard McNeil Henderson
Director of Public Works in Hong Kong from 1932 to 1939
About Richard McNeil Henderson
Lived 1886 – 1972 (aged 86). Richard McNeil Henderson was a mechanical engineer and civil engineer.
Richard McNeil Henderson, (; 14 January 1886 – 16 March 1972) was a British engineer and colonial administrator. He was the Director of Public Works (Hong Kong) from 1932 to 1939.
Henderson was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Mechanical Engineers. During his service as Director of Public Works, he was responsible for the construction of South Kowloon Magistracy in 1933, Wan Chai Market in 1937 and Central Market in 1938. He was appointed a CBE in 1939.
Henderson Road at Jardine's Lookout, Hong Kong Island, is named after him.
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Who was Richard McNeil Henderson?
director of Public Works in Hong Kong from 1932 to 1939
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Richard McNeil Henderson was born on 14 January 1886 in Glasgow.
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Richard McNeil Henderson died on 16 March 1972.
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Richard McNeil Henderson was a mechanical engineer and civil engineer.
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