James Wilson Henderson (1817 - 1880)

Born 15 Aug 1817 in Sumner County, Tennessee

Husband of Eliza J (Price) Henderson — married 14 Apr 1858 in Galveston, Texas

Died 30 Aug 1880 at age 63 in Houston, Texas

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Preceded by 3rd Governor Peter Hansborough Bell

J. W. Henderson 4th Governor of Texas 1853

Succeeded by 5th Governor Elisha M. Pease

Biography

James Henderson is Notable.

James Henderson was a Texan.

James Wilson Henderson BIRTH 15 Aug 1817 Sumner County, Tennessee, USA DEATH 30 Aug 1880 (aged 63) Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA BURIAL Glenwood Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA PLOT Section F-3, Lot 124 MEMORIAL ID 8062658 ·

Spouses

Laura A. Hooker Henderson (June 6, 1848-July 21, 1856) (Jun 6, 1848, in Harris Co., Texas)

Eliza J. Price Henderson 1836 – unknown (m. 14 Apr 1858 ) [aka Saphira Elizabeth Price (18??-18??)]

NOTE: Presumed that Gov. Henderson married each woman in Texas; check familysearch.com for records on marriages; check for 1850 Census (for Laura) and 1860 Census for Saphira or Elizabeth; was either woman a widow when he married them?

Bio by: H M G

4th Texas Governor. Born in Sumner County, Tennessee, he traveled to Texas at age nineteen to participate in the war for independence, but arrived after the Battle of San Jacinto. He settled in Harris County, became the county surveyor, studying law in his spare time, and was admitted to the bar. From 1843 to 1847 he served two terms each in the Texas House of Representatives and, after annexation, the House of the First Texas Legislature; in the latter he was chosen as house speaker during his second term. Henderson was elected Lieutenant Governor August 4, 1851, and was inaugurated as the 4th Texas Governor on November 23, 1853, after Governor Peter H. Bell resigned his office. He served until December 21 of that year, a total of 28 days. He was then re-elected to the legislature in 1857. After the Civil War, Henderson was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1866, a member of the executive committee at the Democratic state Convention in 1868 and vice president of the state Democratic convention in 1871. He became paralyzed in 1877 and died at the home of his sister in Houston.

Sources

• 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas; Roll: M653_1296; Page: 434; Family History Library Film: 805296, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2009), 1860 Census
• 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas; Roll: M593_1589; Page: 605B; Family History Library Film: 553088, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2009), 1870 Census
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Family History Film: 1255309; Page: 131A; Enumeration District: 075, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2010), 1880 Census
• Find A Grave Memorial# 8062658

• J. W. Henderson on Wikipedia