James W. Henderson
James Wilson Henderson | |
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4th Governor of Texas | |
In office November 23, 1853 – December 21, 1853 | |
Lieutenant | Vacant |
Preceded by | Peter Hansborough Bell |
Succeeded by | Elisha M. Pease |
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
In office August 4, 1851 – November 23, 1853 | |
Governor | Peter Hansborough Bell |
Preceded by | John Alexander Greer |
Succeeded by | David Catchings Dickson |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
In office 1843 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 15, 1817 Sumner County, Tennessee |
Died | August 30, 1880 Houston, Texas | (aged 63)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Saphira Elizabeth Price (18??-18??) Laura A. Hooker (June 6, 1848-July 21, 1856) |
Profession | Surveyor, Army Captain |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
James Wilson Henderson (August 15, 1817 – August 30, 1880) was the fourth Governor of Texas from November 23, 1853 to December 21, 1853.
Biography[]
Born on August 15, 1817 in Sumner County, Tennessee, Henderson moved to Texas when he was 19 to join the struggle for independence, but he arrived too late to participate. He settled in Harris County and became the county surveyor, also studying law. In 1842, he enlisted in the .
In 1843, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, and in 1847, became Speaker of the House. He was elected Lieutenant Governor on August 4, 1851 and became the fourth Governor of Texas on November 23, 1853 upon the resignation of his predecessor, Peter Hansborough Bell.
Henderson served the last 28 days of Bell's term of office when Bell resigned to take the vacant seat in the United States Congress from the Western District of Texas.
During the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army as a captain.
James W. Henderson died on August 30, 1880 at the age of 63 in Houston and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.[1]
External links[]
- James Wilson Henderson from the Handbook of Texas Online
- "Portraits of Texas Governors". Texas State Library and Archives Commission
References[]
- ^ "James Wilson Henderson". Find A Grave. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- 1817 births
- 1880 deaths
- Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Houston, Texas)
- Lieutenant Governors of Texas
- Governors of Texas
- Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives
- Texas Democrats
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States
- 19th-century American politicians