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Henderson, James W., 1817-1880

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Personal name headingHenderson, James W., 1817-1880
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Variant(s)Henderson, James Wilson, 1817-1880
See alsoTexas. Governor (1853 : Henderson)
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1817-08-15
Death date1880-08-30
Place of birthSumner County (Tenn.)
Place of deathHouston (Tex.)
AffiliationTexas. Legislature. House of Representatives
Texas. Governor
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives
Profession or occupationLegislators Lieutenant governors Governors
Found inHandbook of Texas Online, May 20, 2016: (James Wilson Henderson, governor, was born in Sumner County, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1817; county surveyor of Harris County, Tex., died in Houston, Aug. 30, 1880)
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Portraits of Texas Governors web page, May 20, 2016: (James W. Henderson, Nov. 23, 1853-Dec. 21, 1853; elected to the House of Representatives in 1843; 1847 became speaker of the House; lieutenant gov. in 1851; Henderson served the last 28 days of Peter H. Bell's term; captain in the Confederate Army; delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1866)
Legislative Reference Library of Texas website, May 20, 2016: (James W. Henderson; member, Texas House of Representatives, 1847-1849, 1857-1861; Lt. Governor, Dec. 22, 1851-Nov. 23, 1853; representative, Republic of Texas (1843-1845)
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