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James Wilson Henderson Full Name: James Wilson Henderson Date of birth: August 15, 1817 Date of death: August 30, 1880 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 36 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Houston / Harris   Harris H 36 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (1)     Houston / Harris   Harris H Harris Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (2)     Houston / Harris Speaker   Harris (1) Democrat. 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). (2) 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 Notes and Resources 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 Wilson Henderson, birth date 8/15/1817, death date 8/30/1880, color portrait, biographical sketch, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston. Find a Grave. HENDERSON, JAMES WILSON (1817-1880). 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. Photographs Photograph. James Wilson Henderson, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Photograph. James Wilson Henderson, State Preservation Board Committee Informationtop 8th R.S. - 1859 Agricultural Affairs   Apportionment   Federal Relations   Judiciary   Land Office   Public Lands (Chair)  Rules, Select (Chair)  7th R.S. - 1857 Education   Judicial Districts   Judiciary   Public Debt   Treasurer's Books and Accounts (Co-Chair)

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