J. W. Henderson

J. W. Henderson

Infobox Governor
name= James Wilson Henderson


caption=
order=4th
office=Governor of Texas
term_start= November 23, 1853
term_end= December 21, 1853
lieutenant= none
predecessor= Peter Hansborough Bell
successor= Elisha M. Pease
order2=3th
office2=Lieutenant Governor of Texas
term_start2= August 4, 1851
term_end2= November 23, 1853
governor2= Peter Hansborough Bell
predecessor2= John Alexander Greer
successor2= David Catchings Dickson
birth_date= August 15, 1817
birth_place= Sumner County, Tennessee
death_date= August 30, 1880
death_place= Houston, Texas
residence=
spouse= Saphira Elizabeth Price
Laura A. Hooker (June 6, 1848-July 21, 1856)
profession= Surveyor, Army Captain
alma_mater=
party= Democratic
religion=

James Wilson Henderson (August 15, 1817-August 30, 1880) was the 4th Governor of Texas from November 23, 1853 to December 21, 1853.

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 Somervelle Expedition. In 1843, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, and in 1847, became Speaker of the House. He was elected Lieutenant Governor on August 4, 1851 and became Governor 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.

He died on August 30, 1880 in Houston.

External links

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* [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/governors/earlystate/index.html "Portraits of Texas Governors". Texas State Library and Archives Commission]


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