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."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.
In 1970, Henderson was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Ayrshire.The London Gazette, 5 March 1970 (issue 45053), p. 2668. Between 1991 and 2006, he was Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran."History", Lieutenancy of Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 7 June 2019. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2006 Birthday Honours.The London Gazette, 17 June 2006 (supplement 58014), p. 3.
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