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James Henderson (Irish politician)

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Irish politician

Sir James Henderson, as Lord Mayor

Sir James Henderson (28 April 1846 – 1 May 1914) was an Irish Unionist politician, who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1898 and 1899. He was also the first High Sheriff of Belfast.

Born in Belfast on 28 April 1846, he read law at Trinity College Dublin and was called to the Irish bar in 1872. He was knighted in the 1899 New Year Honours. He was married to Martha Pollock, and they had five sons. He died on 1 May 1914 and is buried in Belfast City Cemetery.

Arms

Coat of arms of James Henderson
Notes
Confirmed 19 June 1899 by Sir Arthur Edward Vicars, Ulster King of Arms.
Crest
A cubit arm erect between two oak laurels Proper the hand grasping an estoille of eight points wavy Or ensigned with a crescent Azure.
Escutcheon
Per pale indented Gules and Or on a chief Vair a crescent between two bells of the second.
Motto
Sola Virgus Nobilitat

References

  1. "Former Mayors (1842 to 1891)", Former Mayors and Lord Mayors, Belfast City Council, retrieved 1 July 2014
  2. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume I". National Library of Ireland. 1898. p. 100. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
Civic offices
Preceded byJohn Savage Mayor of Belfast
1873–1874 		Succeeded byThomas Graham Lindsay
Preceded byWilliam James Pirrie Lord Mayor of Belfast
1898–1899 		Succeeded byOtto Jaffe
New office High Sheriff of Belfast
1900–1901 		Succeeded byOtto Jaffe


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