Alexander Henderson

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Alexander Henderson: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

J.P. Thomson, Alexander Henderson the Covenanter (1912); R.L. Orr, Alexander Henderson, Churchman and Statesman (1919); W.M. Campbell, The Triumph of Presbyterianism (1958).

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Description	Contributor	Date
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 12, 2024
Anniversary information added.		Aug 15, 2023
Modified link of Web site: Electric Scotland - Biography of Alexander Henderson.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 24, 2018
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998