HENDERSON, DONALD (1822-89) was born and educated in Caithness, and learned the trade of an ironmonger at Airdrie, near Glasgow. Coming to Otago in 1856, he engaged in contracting and then entered into business in Princes Street, Dunedin. Having made a competence, he took up land at Romahapa, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He represented Clutha in the Otago Provincial Council (1867-73, 1874-75). Though not prominent in public life, he took a firm stand against Vogel's hundreds regulations, which he considered were designed to favour the squatting interest. Henderson died on 29 Dec 1889.

Parltry Record; Otago Daily Times, 31 Dec 1889.

Reference: Volume 1, page 206

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