Richard William Heneker
Canadian businessman (1823-1912)
Richard William Heneker (May 2, 1823 – August 15, 1912) was a Canadian businessman of Irish descent. Following his immigration to Canada in 1855, he settled in Sherbrooke, Quebec. After a long career in business, he left Canada in 1902 to retire in England.
For about fifty years, Heneker was a businessman and an influential leader in the Eastern Townships at the end of 19th century. Throughout his life in Canada, he pursued two missions: namely to enable Anglophones in the Sherbrooke region to emancipate themselves and build a regional economy controlled by residents of the Eastern Townships.
He acted as the first chairman of Bishop's College School and a Chancellor of Bishop's University.
Childhood and studies
Richard William Heneker followed a program of studies at University College School in London. Subsequently, he studied architecture by private lessons.
Biography
Career in England
At the age of 19, Heneker was hired by the firm of Charles Barry, architect of the Westminster Parliament buildings (London). He worked there until the end of the 1940s, then launched his own account still in architecture.
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