Alexander D. Henderson (businessman)

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Alexander D. Henderson
A. D. Henderson
Alexander D. Henderson ca. 1920
Born
Alexander Dawson Henderson

(1865-02-28)February 28, 1865
Brooklyn, New York
DiedJanuary 5, 1925(1925-01-05) (aged 59)
Suffern, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVice President and Treasurer
Known forFounding investor in the California Perfume Company
Spouse(s)Ella M. Brown (1892–1925)
Children3
Signature
ADH Sr signature.jpg

Alexander Dawson Henderson (February 28, 1865 – January 5, 1925) was an American businessman. He was vice president, first treasurer and founding investor of the California Perfume Company (CPC), which later became Avon Products.[1]

Biography[]

Early life[]

Henderson was born on February 28, 1865, in Brooklyn, New York. He was the child of Joseph Henderson and Angelina A Henderson.[2] Henderson married Ella Margaret Brown.[3] Alexander and Ella had three children including Alexander D. Henderson Jr. and Girard B. Henderson.[4]

In 1906, Henderson built a home in Suffern, New York, after having visited there as summer visitors several times. That house burnt down in 1941.[5]

Professional life[]

In 1890, Henderson worked for the Union Warehouse Company in New York City where he held the position of private Secretary to Edward B. Bartlett.[6]

On May 30, 1895, he became the bookkeeper for David H. McConnell of the California Perfume Company. He went on to become Vice-President and Treasurer of CPC.[7]

As early as 1901, Henderson and McConnell were listed in the Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory as "The California Perfume Co., (RTN) David H McConnell, Alexander D Henderson, at 126 Chambers Street."[8]

On June 16, 1909, an agreement was made between David H. McConnell and Alexander D. Henderson as partners trading as D. H. McConnell and Company, Goetting and Company, and California Perfume Company to sell these holdings over to the California Perfume Company, a corporation of the State of New Jersey. The bill of sale was for $220,000.00.[9]

On January 28, 1916, the California Perfume Company was incorporated in New York State.[10] Henderson and McConnell attended the American Perfumer annual meetings from May 9–11, 1916.[11]

In March 1912, Henderson invested in the incorporation of the Hatfield Auto Truck Company of Elmira, New York, with capital of $1,500,000.[12]

In June 1915, Henderson took the train to San Francisco, California, to set up a booth to advertise and exhibit CPC perfume products at the 1914-1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The CPC exhibit was in the Liberal Arts Building. A Gold Medal was awarded to the company for the quality of the products and the beauty of the packaging.[13]

Personal life[]

Henderson assisted in the designing and building of the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern, New York.[14] Henderson became treasurer and director of the Ramapo Valley Independent when the old Suffern Independent was sold in 1922.[15] Henderson died on January 5, 1925.[16]

Death[]

On January 5, 1925, Henderson died, at age 60, in Suffern, New York.[17]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Company Officials". Hagley Museum and Library. 1896. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. ^ "Angelina A. Henderson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 2 Jun 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. ^ "Henderson-Brown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1892-02-18. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  4. ^ "Brooklynites In Paris". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 12 Jul 1914. p. 68. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. ^ Long, Craig H. (2011). Suffern. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738573519. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  6. ^ "Verdict For $30,300". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1897-12-15. p. 16. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2013-01-02. Alt URL
  7. ^ "The Story of Perfumery and the CPC". Hagley Museum and Library. 1924. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  8. ^ The Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory. Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Company. March 1901. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "Agreement of Incorporation for California Perfume Company". Hagley Museum and Library. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  10. ^ Weekly Drug markets, New Incorporations, Volume 2, Page 26. University of Michigan. 1915. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  11. ^ The American Perfumer and Essential Oil Review. March 1916 – February 1917. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  12. ^ Operations & Maintenance magazine, Vol. 7. January 1912. Retrieved 6 Mar 2013.
  13. ^ "1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition Gold Medal Award". Hagley Museum and Library. July 1915. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  14. ^ Lathrop, Mary Anthony (1979). Mary's Family Connections. Lebanon, Connecticut. pp. 85–112. OCLC 55166512.
  15. ^ "Suffern Independent Sold To Corporation", Nyack Evening Journal, Wednesday, September 6, 1922.
  16. ^ "Alexander Dawson Henderson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York. 1925-01-06. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  17. ^ "Henderson-Alexander Dawson Henderson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 6 Jan 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-02-14.

External links[]

Alexander D. Henderson at California Perfume Company website

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