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Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has paid tribute to former East Aberdeenshire MP Douglas Henderson.
Speaking this morning, Mr Stevenson said:
“Douglas was a wonderful orator who could captivate an audience either with the strength of his argument or with the warmth of his wit.
“I was fortunate enough to be present at what we unfortunately now know was his last public engagement in his old constituency when he spoke at a dinner in Peterhead to mark the 40th anniversary of Peterhead’s SNP branch.
“It is a great testament to Douglas that I still come across many constituents at my surgeries who speak fondly of him and how he had gone into battle either for them personally, or for the North-east in general on a particular issue.
“Douglas was a great friend to East Aberdeenshire and a proud champion of Independence for Scotland. He will be sorely missed.”
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
