James Wilson Henderson
Full Name: James Wilson HendersonDate of birth: August 15, 1817
Date of death: August 30, 1880
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 36 | Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 | 8th | Houston / Harris | Harris | ||
| H | 36 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) (2) | Houston / Harris | Harris | ||
| H | Harris | Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 | 2nd (3) | Houston / Harris | Speaker | Harris |
(1) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Terms of Service top
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House District 36
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 Legislatures: 8th Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
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House District 36
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) (2) Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
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House District Harris
Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 Legislatures: 2nd (3) Speaker Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
(1) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 2nd Legislature - Address to the legislature upon adjournment sine die, pp. 1136-1138. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 100-101. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- James W. Henderson (1814-1880), burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston. Includes biographical sketch, color portrait. Find a Grave.
- HENDERSON, JAMES WILSON (1817-1880). Born 8/15/1817 in Sumner County, Tennessee; died in Houston 8/30/1880. Served as Lt. Governor from 8/4/1851 to 11/23/1853, then Governor from 11/23/1853 to 12/21/1853. Handbook of Texas Online.
- 3rd Lieutenant Governor, 7th Speaker of the House of Representatives: James Wilson Henderson. Portrait and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Military Service Notes
- Texas Army, Captain, Texas Revolution ("Henderson interrupted his college studies in Kentucky and raised a company of 50 recruits to assist in the Texas Revolution. The group arrived too late to participate even at San Jacinto; nevertheless, Henderson was commissioned a captain and sent back to the United States on recruiting service."); Somervell Expedition ("which retaliated in 1842 against Mexican border raids"); Confederate States Army, Captain. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Confederate States Army, Captain under General MacGruder. James Wilson Henderson. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Other Resources
- Governor of Texas 1853. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1866. Journal of the Texas State Convention: Assembled at Austin, Feb. 7, 1866. Adjourned April 2, 1866, pp. 3-5. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Photographs
- Photograph. James Wilson Henderson, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- Photograph. James Wilson Henderson, State Preservation Board
Committee Information top
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8th R.S. - 1859
Agricultural Affairs Apportionment Federal Relations Judiciary Land Office Public Lands (Chair) Rules, Select (Chair) | ||
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7th R.S. - 1857
Education Judicial Districts Judiciary Public Debt Treasurer's Books and Accounts (Co-Chair) |
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