Kingsley Henderson

He was involved in the creation of the United Australia Party (UAP), holding office in its organisational wing in Victoria, and served on the Malvern City Council.

He was one of four children born to Mary Louisa (née Andrew, died October 1934), and Anketell Matthew Henderson (3 March 1853[1] – 1922).

He became a partner in the architectural firm of Reed, Henderson & Smart, who did work for the university and for the Bank of Australasia, later setting up on his own account with offices at 352 Collins Street.

Anketell Matthew Henderson (1820–1876), an English Congregational minister later associated with the Independent church on Collins Street, Melbourne.

[5] His father died in 1922, the name remained unchanged, though he was later joined in partnership by Rodney Alsop and Marcus Martin.

[6] Henderson "placed great emphasis on the functional and commercial aspect of city office planning, being especially adept at achieving the maximum natural light and space to let".

[5] His practice specialised in commercial office buildings but also designed for universities, hospitals and some residential clients, receiving work across Australia and New Zealand.

[5] The firm developed a house style for the T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society, building offices across ten cities.

[7] Henderson held a number of company directorships, including Argus and Australasian Ltd (holding company of The Argus and The Australasian), stockbroking firm Were's, investment trusts National Reliance and Capel Court (Aust) Ltd, and the Australian subsidiaries of Eagle Star Insurance and the Chevron Corporation.

[5] He was a member of the panel (with Sir John Monash and G. Goodsell (federal president, Institute of Architects), to select design for a war memorial in Melbourne, won by the Shrine of Remembrance of Hudson and Wardrop.

He had a long history of involvement in the organisational wings of various movements opposed to the Australian Labor Party (ALP).