Brodie imported English pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and released them near Mongonui. Henderson imported another lot of Chinese pheasants in 1856. Pheasants became common game birds in the North Island. Death and commemoration Henderson suffered a paralytic stroke on 19 June 1886, and died at the residence of George Graham in Wellington on Sunday, 27 June 1886. His body was transferred to Auckland on the SS Penguin and buried in Symonds Street Cemetery beside his wife. The Auckland suburb of Henderson is named after Thomas Henderson. Catherine Street in the centre of Henderson is named after his wife. All central Henderson streets were once named after members of the family (e.g. Thomas, Henry, John, Mary and George), but they have either been renamed or removed. Henderson donated land for a turf club in 1876. The land is these days occupied by the Plumer Domain and Henderson High School. Notes References This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: 1810 births 1886 deaths 19th-century New Zealand businesspeople 19th-century New Zealand politicians Burials at Symonds Street Cemetery Members of the Auckland Provincial Council Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates People from Dundee Politicians from Dundee Scottish emigrants to New Zealand