Alexander Henderson of Press

Alexander Henderson of Press (c.1770–1826) was an 18th–19th century Scottish nurseryman and seed merchant, who was first Chairman of the National Bank of Scotland and Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1823 to 1825.

He ran a seed shop, Eagle & Henderson, at the head of Todricks Wynd on the Royal Mile from at least 1800, but did not live in Edinburgh at that time.

[1] Around 1820 the shop moved to 99 High Street on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's Old Town.

[10] He married the sister of Sir Thomas Mills who had served under General Wolfe at Quebec.

His grandson was the landscape photographer, Alexander Henderson (born 1831)[11] to whom an exhibition is devoted until 16 April 2023 (McCord museum, Canada).