Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Henderson, James  January 11, 1876 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

JAMES HENDERSON, Corporation Executive. James Henderson, president and manager 
of the Hawaii Mill Co., general manager of the Hilo Electric Light Co., and a 
leader in business and civic affairs of Hawaii, has been a resident of that 
island for a quarter of a century. Born at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Jan. 11, 
1876, the son of John and Ann (Ogston) Henderson, Mr. Henderson was educated 
in the Aberdeenshire schools, arrived at Honolulu May 24, 1900, and three days 
later went to Hilo.
  Mr. Henderson was blacksmith for the Hilo Sugar Co., June 1, 1900, to March 
31, 1906; team overseer, Hakalau plantation, April 1, 1906, to March 31, 1910; 
team overseer, Hawaii Mill Co., April 1, 1910, to May 31, 1910, when he was 
promoted to head overseer, holding the position until Sept. 30, 1912, when he 
was appointed manager, succeeding W. H. C. Campbell. He purchased the Hawaii 
Mill Co. from H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd., in Sept., 1915, and was its owner and 
general manager until Dec. 1922, when he sold the cane interests of the 
property to the Hilo Sugar Co. He is still president and manager of the Hawaii 
Mill Co., however. He has been general manager of the Hilo Electric Light Co. 
since Feb. 1, 1923.
  Active in fraternal and civic matters, Mr. Henderson is a life member and 
past exalted ruler of Hilo Lodge No. 759, B. P. O. E.; treasurer, Kilauea 
Lodge, No. 330, F. & A.M.; member Aloha Temple, Mystic Shrine, and an honorary 
member of Al Malaikah Temple, Los Angeles, and a life member and past 
president of the Hilo Yacht Club. He was a member of the Fair Commission of 
Hawaii, 1917-19; chief registrar, 8th precinct, 1st representative district; 
secretary and member of the Hawaii Draft Board, Division 1, during the World 
war; fire warden, Hilo district, 1918-22; member, Hawaii Tourist Bureau, 1917-
21; and has been chairman of the Board of Appraisers since July, 1922.
  Mr. Henderson married Lydia Lei Macy in Hilo, Oct. 23, 1909, and they have 
four children, Lei Rebecca Ogston, Harold James, Helen Lamb and Jack Henderson.


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