Mr William Hall HENDERSON

   Cause of his death was Heart Attack.

   FamilySearch ID: K4KJ-6B6.

  General Notes:

Accountant, Secretary to SA Brewing Co Ltd and then private secretary to Sir Edwin Smith

Below is an extract from the Cyclopedia of South Australia - dated 1906

WILLIAM HALL HENDERSON

Accountant, estate agent, and manager. Among the representative men in this class there are few who can show more rapid progress in their profession than William Hall Henderson, who carries on business in the Australian Mutual Provident Buildings, King William Street, Adelaide. He is a
native of this State, having been born at Glen Osmond in the year 1858.

When a boy he attended at one of the leading commercial colleges of those days, controlled by
Mr. John Whinham, and known as North Adelaide Grammar School, and there he acquired an
excellent scholastic training.

He was but a lad when he ended his educational career, and entered the office of Mr. Frederick Stanley, just about the time that gentleman's business was converted into that of The Original Wine and Spirit Company, Limited, which had quarters next to the South Australian Register Office.

For some six years he made gratifying headway with this firm, and on March 1, 1879, he joined Sir (then Mr.) E. T. Smith as accountant in the Kent Town Brewery, which was disposed of by Sir Edwin in 1888, and it was then that Mr. Henderson was offered the onerous post of Secretary
to the new brewery, which was created by the amalgamation of the Kent Town and other concerns,
the new enterprise trading under the name of "The South Australian Brewing Company, Limited."
His old chief, however, expressed a desire that the new Secretary should devote his time and talents principally to his interests. Mr. Henderson therefore relinquished his newly found position and became Manager and Commercial Secretary to Sir Edwin, a post he still retains, besides
carrying on the practice of his own profession.

In 1897 Mr. Henderson became a member of the Institute of Accountants of South Australia. and he is at present a member of its Council.

At the time of writing (1906) the honour of Worshipful Master of St. Peters Masonic Lodge, No. 47, S.A.C., had just been conferred upon the subject of our notice. His mother Lodge was the Frienship, No. l, S.A.C.

Mr. Henderson was married in 1884 to Clara Emilie, youngest, daughter of Mrs. J. M. Wendt, of Adelaide, and has two sons and two daughters.

He resides at "Athol Lodge," St. Peters, in which suburb he is regarded as a leading spirit,
in everything that pertains to the advancement andwell being of the district. Particularly may be mentioned his efforts on behalf of St. Peters Institute,of which he has been President. The collection of books in the library attached to this much-appreciated institution is among the best to be found in South Australia, and is a significant indication of the intellectual capacity of the residents.

In matters of recreation, Mr. Henderson enjoys a quiet, game of bowls or lawn tennis. He is a member of the Lawn Tennis Tournament Committee, and was one of the first
committeemen of the Adelaide Oval Bowling Club.

  Medical Notes:

Died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 54

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Family Photo: William Hall Henderson and Family, 1894, Adelaide, South Australia.

Pictured from Left to Right are Louise, William Hall, Rupert, Clara, Geoffrey and Vera

2. Hobbies: Lawn Bowls, 6 Dec 1902, Adelaide Oval Bowling Club.

The caption reads "Adelaide Bowling Club, first association match on Oval Green, Saturday, December 6th, 1902.

William Hall Henderson is at the front, second from the right. The teams were J. Jude, L.P. Lawrence, W. Hall Henderson and John Hill (Captain); W. J. P. Davies, W. Saunders, A. F. Browne and R. J. Hawkes (Captain); W. L. Davidson, John Creswell, A. M. Pettinger and H. D. Sutherland (Captain); H. K. Wendt, F. T. Bridges and S. J. Asher (Captain)

William married Ms Clara Emilie KOEPPEN, daughter of Hermann Theodore KOEPPEN and Johanna Maria Caroline OHLMEYER, on 5 Mar 1884 in St Johns Church, Halifax St, Adelaide, South Australia.¹ (Ms Clara Emilie KOEPPEN was born on 15 Apr 1858 in Adelaide, South Australia and died in Jan 1940 in Adelaide, South Australia.)