Alexander
D. Henderson started as a bookkeeper for David H. McConnell in May 30,
1895. By 1896, Mr. Henderson had become Vice-President and Treasurer of
the California Perfume Company.
In 1916, Mr. Henderson invested $25,000 in the CPC. Mr. Henderson’s
capital as well as his business partnership with Mr. McConnell must have
been vital to the business at that time, as Mr. Henderson acquired
one-quarter of the entire stock of the company; and both men, and their
families, prospered.
The CPC was a family company and there is no doubt that Mr. McConnell
and Mr. Henderson were the architects of it. Mr. Henderson helped
to shape its policies and assist in its growth. He was an intensely
upright and honest man, and he and Mr. McConnell knew they could trust
each other.
Mr. Henderson and his son Alex followed a daily routine. They were
driven in Mr. Henderson’s car with his chauffeur after an early
breakfast, first to the plant or laboratory in Suffern where Mr.
Henderson was on personal terms with virtually everyone, the management
group in the office and the employees in the laboratory. He took
great pride in his products and a real interest and concern for the
employees who worked to make them. Then Mr. Henderson and Alex were
driven on to the station to take the train to the New York offices.
When Mr. Henderson died in January 25, 1925, a resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors and the officers of the California
Perfume Company, attested to the invaluable work done by Alexander
Dawson Henderson.
(ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED BY
GREG HENDERSON, GREAT-GRANDSON OF ALEXANDER D. HENDERSON) For more information about
Alexander D. Henderson and the Henderson family, please visit: http://www.hendersonfamilytree.com
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