Richard William Heneker | |
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 Portrait of Heneker | |
| Mayor of Sherbrooke | |
| In office 1868–1869 | |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Edmond Panneton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1823 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | February 5, 1912 (aged 88) Bournemouth, England |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Tuson |
| Children | 3 |
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.