Person

Henderson, Thomas W. (1901 - 1960)

Born: 3 September 1901
England
Died: 13 February 1960
Occupation: Industrial chemist

Summary

Thomas Henderson held various positions within the Shell Company of Australia Ltd from 1935, being Managing Director of Shell Chemical (Australia) Pty Ltd 1955-1960.

Details

Born 3 September 1901. Died 13 February 1960. Educated University of Sydney (BSc). Science Master, Scots College for several years, Manager, Technical Products Department, Shell Co. Ltd, Melbourne 1935-38, Sales Manager, Technical Products Ltd, England 1939-46, Far Eastern Representative (Chemicals), Shell Petroleum Ltd 1947-50, General Manager, Shell Chemical Distribution Company of Africa Ltd, Johannesburg 1951, Manager, Victorian Branch, Shell Co. Ltd 1952-54, Managing Director, Shell Chemical (Australia) Pty. Ltd 1955-60.

Published resources

Journal Articles

Henderson, T. W., 'The origin of petroleum (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1931-1932 (1933), 21-30. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24754. Details

Resources

'Henderson, Thomas W. (19010903-19600213)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476870. Details

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Created: 4 September 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018

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