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Richard William Heneker (May 2, 1823 in Ireland – August 15, 1912) is a Canadian businessman of Irish descent. Following his immigration to Canada in 1855, he settled in Sherbrooke, in Quebec. After a long career in business in Sherbrooke, he left Canada in 1902 to return to retirement in England. He acted as the first chairman of Bishop's College School and a Chancellor of Bishop's University.

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  • Richard William Heneker (2 mai 1823, Irlande - 15 août 1912) est un homme d'affaires canadien d'origine irlandaise. À la suite de son immigration au Canada en 1855, il s'établit à Sherbrooke, au Québec. Après une longue carrière dans les affaires à Sherbrooke, il quitta le Canada en 1902 pour retourner vivre sa retraite en Angleterre. (fr)
  • Richard William Heneker (May 2, 1823 in Ireland – August 15, 1912) is a Canadian businessman of Irish descent. Following his immigration to Canada in 1855, he settled in Sherbrooke, in Quebec. After a long career in business in Sherbrooke, he left Canada in 1902 to return to retirement in England. He acted as the first chairman of Bishop's College School and a Chancellor of Bishop's University. (en)
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  • Richard William Heneker (en)
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  • Portrait of Heneker (en)
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  • Mayor of Sherbrooke (en)
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  • Richard William Heneker (May 2, 1823 in Ireland – August 15, 1912) is a Canadian businessman of Irish descent. Following his immigration to Canada in 1855, he settled in Sherbrooke, in Quebec. After a long career in business in Sherbrooke, he left Canada in 1902 to return to retirement 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. (en)
  • Richard William Heneker (2 mai 1823, Irlande - 15 août 1912) est un homme d'affaires canadien d'origine irlandaise. À la suite de son immigration au Canada en 1855, il s'établit à Sherbrooke, au Québec. Après une longue carrière dans les affaires à Sherbrooke, il quitta le Canada en 1902 pour retourner vivre sa retraite en Angleterre. Pendant une cinquantaine d'années, Heneker a été un homme d'affaires et un leader influent dans les Cantons-de-l'Est à la fin du XIXe siècle. Pendant toute sa vie au Canada, il poursuivit deux missions, soit de permettre aux Anglophones de la région de Sherbrooke de s'émanciper et bâtir une économie régionale contrôlée par des résidents des Cantons-de-l'Est. (fr)
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