Major Sir Richard Yates Henderson, KCVO, TD (born 1931) is a retired British solicitor and Army officer who served as Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran from 1991 to 2006.
Henderson studied at Hertford College, Oxford, before completing a law degree at the University of Glasgow. He was a commissioned officer in the Royal Scots Greys from 1950 to 1952, and subsequently served in the Territorial Army, retiring in 1969 with the rank of Major. He was a partner at Mitchells Roberton from 1958 until 1990, during some of which time he also held directorships with other businesses.[1][2]
In 1970, Henderson was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Ayrshire.[3] Between 1991 and 2006, he was Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran.[4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2006 Birthday Honours.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Henderson, Sir Richard (Yates)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ The London Gazette, 25 July 1969 (supplement 44905), p. 7770.
- ^ The London Gazette, 5 March 1970 (issue 45053), p. 2668.
- ^ "History", Lieutenancy of Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ The London Gazette, 17 June 2006 (supplement 58014), p. 3.