James W. Henderson

James Wilson Henderson


4th Governor of Texas
In office November 23, 1853 – December 21, 1853
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Peter Hansborough Bell
Succeeded by	Elisha M. Pease
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office August 4, 1851 – November 23, 1853
Governor	Peter Hansborough Bell
Preceded by	John Alexander Greer
Succeeded by	David Catchings Dickson
Personal details
Born	August 15, 1817 Sumner County, Tennessee
Died	August 30, 1880(1880-08-30) (aged 63) Houston, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Saphira Elizabeth Price Laura A. Hooker (June 6, 1848-July 21, 1856)
Profession	Surveyor, Army Captain

James Wilson Henderson (August 15, 1817 – August 30, 1880) was the fourth 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 Texas House of Representatives, and in 1847, became Speaker of the House. He was elected Lieutenant Governor on August 4, 1851 and became the fourth Governor of Texas 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

James Wilson Henderson from the Handbook of Texas Online
"Portraits of Texas Governors". Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by None	Member of the Texas House of Representatives 1846–1849	Succeeded by unknown
Preceded by unknown	Member of the Texas House of Representatives 1857–1859	Succeeded by unknown
Political offices
Preceded by Stephen W. Perkins	Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives 1847–1849	Succeeded by Charles G. Keenan
Preceded by John Alexander Greer	Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1851–1853	Succeeded by David Catchings Dickson
Preceded by Peter Hansborough Bell	Governor of Texas 1853	Succeeded by Elisha M. Pease

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Texas

Governors	J. P. Henderson Wood Bell James W. Henderson Pease Runnels Houston Clark Lubbock Murrah Hamilton Throckmorton Pease Davis Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland Ross Hogg Culberson Sayers Lanham Campbell Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling M. Ferguson Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Jester Shivers Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe Clements White Clements Richards Bush Perry Abbott

Lieutenant Governors	Horton Greer Henderson Dickson Runnels Lubbock Clark Crockett Stockdale Jones J. W. Flanagan Campbell D. W. Flanagan Fountain Pickett Hubbard Sayers Storey Martin Gibbs Wheeler Pendleton Crane Jester Browning Neal A. B. Davidson Mayes Hobby, Sr. Johnson L. Davidson T. W. Davidson Miller Witt Woodul Stevenson J. L. Smith Shivers Ramsey P. Smith Barnes Hobby, Jr. Bullock Perry Ratliff Dewhurst Patrick

Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives

Crump Brown Branch Crump Bourland Perkins Henderson Keenan Dickson Runnels Bee W. Taylor Locke M. Taylor Buckley Darnell Buckley M. Taylor Burford Evans Sinclair M. Taylor Bryan Bonner Cochran Reeves Gibson Foster Pendleton Alexander Milner Cochran Smith Dashiell Sherrill Prince Neff Seabury Love Kennedy Marshall Rayburn Terrell Woods Fuller Thomason Thomas Seagler Satterwhite Bobbitt Barron Minor Stevenson Calvert Morse Leonard Daniel Gilmer Reed Manford Senterfitt Lindsey Carr Turman Tunnell Barnes Mutscher Slider Price Daniel, Jr. Clayton Lewis Laney Craddick Straus

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