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Mr. Gordon F. Henderson

  • Deceased

    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Companion of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1988-07-11
      Invested on: 1988-11-08
      One of Canada's top lawyers, he has served his profession and his community with equal distinction. Even while serving in positions as varied as President of the Canadian Bar Association and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa, he has devoted himself to a variety of humanitarian causes which have earned him the 1988 Award of Merit of the B'nai B'rith Foundation. (This is a promotion within the Order).

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1977-07-11
      Invested on: 1977-10-26
      Barrister and solicitor, and Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. For his numerous contributions to the legal profession in Canada and to community organizations in Ottawa.