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 James Pinckney Henderson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
James Pinckney Henderson (1808–1858) was a lawyer, politician, soldier, and first (additional info and facts about governor of Texas) governor of Texas.
James P. Henderson was born in (additional info and facts about Lincolnton, North Carolina) Lincolnton, North Carolina, on March 31, 1808.
James P. Henderson married Frances Cox of (additional info and facts about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whom he met in France) in October of 1839.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_pinckney_henderson.htm   (556 words)

  
 James Pinckney Henderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858) was a lawyer, politician, soldier, and first governor of the state of Texas.
James P. Henderson was born in Lincolnton,North Carolina, on March 31, 1808.
Henderson County, which was established in 1846,and the city of Henderson in Rusk County are named in his honor.
www.therfcc.org /james-pinckney-henderson-352469.html   (300 words)

  
 Henderson, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henderson is a city located in Rusk County, Texas.
Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of the state of Texas.
Annual events in the city of Henderson include the Heritage Syrup Festival in November, celebrating the east Texas tradition of syrup making, and the East Texas Sacred Harp Convention in August.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henderson,_Texas   (437 words)

  
 hendersin - hen04.htm
Daniel Henderson (James Franklin, Daniel, Nathaniel) was born 15 Oct 1822 in Pendleton District, SC.
Joseph Dixon Henderson (James Franklin, Daniel, Nathaniel) was born 19 Jun 1827 in Pendleton District, SC.
James Franklin Henderson Jr (James Franklin, Daniel, Nathaniel) was born 30 Jun 1834 in Pickens Co., SC.
homepages.rootsweb.com /~oldpend2/henderson/heng04.htm   (1528 words)

  
 James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas.
Henderson was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on March 31, 1808.
Henderson arrived in Velasco in June 1836, a bit late for the military phase of the Texas Revolution, but he joined the army anyway.
Henderson resumed civilian gubernatorial duties late in 1846 but declined to run for reelection in 1847.
www.texasescapes.com /AllThingsHistorical/FirstGovernorOfTexaAMD602.htm   (473 words)

  
 James Pinckney Henderson - Definition up Erdmond.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
James P. Henderson was born in Lincolnton,_North_Carolina, on March_31, 1808.
James P. Henderson married Frances Cox of Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania (whom he met in France) in October of 1839.
Henderson did not run for a second term as governor but later served in the United States Senate from November_9, 1857 until his death on June_4, 1858.
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 J. Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Pinckney Henderson was an active proponent for the annexation of Texas into the United States.
Henderson was born in North Carolina on March 31, 1808.
Henderson County and the town of Henderson, both in east Texas, were named in his honor.
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Henderson, James Pinckney (31 Mar. 1808-4 June 1858), governor and U.S. senator from Texas, was born in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, the son of Lawson Henderson, a lawyer, and Elizabeth Carruth.
Henderson quickly emerged to prominence, marked in his militia service by his promotion to major in 1830 and his ultimate rise to the rank of colonel.
Henderson remained in that position until June 1837, when Houston sent him to Europe as a special envoy to seek the recognition of Texas independence from France and Great Britain and to secure commercial treaties with the European powers.
www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpXI/James%20Henderson.%20Gov.Sen.%20Texas.htm   (1025 words)

  
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Henderson ran for governor after the death of Kenneth Anderson, who was his law partner and a leading contender in the governor's race.
He served under General J. Pinckney Henderson at the Battle of Monterrey and later was appointed secretary of state by Governor E.M. Pease (1853-1857) and state commissioner of claims in 1858.
While campaigning for James Buchanan in the presidential election of 1856, Hubbard's oratorical skill earned him the nickname of "the Demosthenes of Texas." He was appointed U.S. district attorney for the Western District of Texas in 1858, and elected state representative in 1859.
www.sipoftexas.org /biogovernors.php   (8349 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: HENDERSON, JAMES PINCKNEY
James Pinckney Henderson, statesman, soldier, and first governor of the state of Texas, the son of Lawson and Elizabeth (Carruth) Henderson, was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on March 31, 1808.
Early in 1837 Henderson was appointed Texas minister to England and France and was commissioned particularly to secure recognition and treaties of amity and commerce.
Henderson County, established in 1846, was named in his honor.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/HH/fhe14.html   (608 words)

  
 Frances Cox Henderson
James, a lawyer, became involved in the struggle of Texas for independence from Mexico.
The costume representing Frances Cox Henderson was presented by the Mary Tyler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Tyler
Frances Cox Henderson's costume was reproduced from a photograph of her wearing her wedding gown.
www.twu.edu /firstladies/fc_henderson.htm   (173 words)

  
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Hendersons from Ireland to Iowa near Tuskegok, in Decatur County Iowa to Kansas.
Henderson and Sholar Lineage's of Duplin County North Carolina.
Descendants of Joseph and Susannah Adair Henderson (1783-1981).
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 James Pinckney Henderson, Henderson Co. TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He was James Pinckney Henderson, a native of North Carolina and grandson of the Virginian who had sent Daniel Boone westward over the Smokies to explore the unknown West of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Henderson also was sent to Washington to aid Isaac Van Zandt in annexation discussions with the United States.
Henderson was inaugurated as the Lone Star Flag of the Republic was replaced over the Capitol in Austin by the Stars and Stripes.
www.rootsweb.com /~txhender/Pioneer/jphenderson.htm   (454 words)

  
 Henderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henderson is also the name of communities, primarily across the English speaking world:
Henderson Field - The former name of the Honiara International Airport (changed 2003) of the Solomon Islands at the capitol, Honiara, (Named after Lofton Henderson, US WW2 Commander).
Henderson (motorcycle) is a historical American make of motorcycle.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henderson   (184 words)

  
 Texas Governors - Early Statehood - Page 1 - Texas State Library
Accomplishments: Politically savvy, Henderson ran for governor after the death of Kenneth Anderson, who was his law partner and a leading contender in the governor's race.
Early Career: Henderson came to Texas at the age of 19 to participate in the struggle for independence, but arrived too late.
After the war, he 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.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /governors/earlystate   (938 words)

  
 Henderson County, Texas
The Texas legislature established Henderson County on April 27, 1846, and named it in honor of James Pinckney Henderson,qv first governor of the state of Texas.
Henderson County was organized on August 4, 1846, and comprised 3,500 square miles at the time.
James Harper Starrqv donated 100 acres of land in the John P. Brown survey for the town, and on September 11, 1848, Chief Justice B. Graham held court there.
www.reynoldsrecords.com /texas/henderson.html   (192 words)

  
 Henderson, Texas and Henderson Discount Hotel Reservations.
was named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas, when the town was laid out in 1843.
The Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad was completed in 1877 and connected the agricultural center of Henderson with the Illinois and Great Northern at Overton.
In addition to being a shipping center for agricultural products, in the nineteenth century Henderson was also a center for education, with a number of private schools.
www.texasescapes.com /EastTexasTowns/Henderson-Texas.htm   (247 words)

  
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Irishman James Pinckney Henderson, Texas Minister to Britain and France, arrived in London in 1837.
Henderson served the Republic of Texas earlier as Attorney General and then as Secretary of State.
Assisting both Henderson and Hamilton was Chistopher Hughes, a career diplomat for Texas, who assisted in all the treaties mentioned and a later one with Belgium.
users.ev1.net /~gpmoran/Reptx3.htm   (2771 words)

  
 History: Texas
In the fall of 1838 Houston sent James Pinckney Henderson abroad to seek recognition of Texas by England and France.
Lamar appointed James Hamilton, a banker and former governor of South Carolina, to negotiate the authorized $5 million loan in either Europe or the United States, but Hamilton's attempts proved fruitless.
The Democrats ran James K. Polk, of Tennessee, for president with the campaign slogan "the Re-Annexation of Texas and the Re-Occupation of Oregon," hoping to capture the expansionists' vote both North and South.
www.poblar.com /TexasHistory/historySummary.htm   (12259 words)

  
 Family Group
Elizabeth became the mother of Sen. James Pinckney Henderson in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC, March 31, 1808.
James Pinckney Henderson was born in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC March 31, 1808.
James was elected in Austin, TX, November 9, 1857.
www.tennkin.com /d0/i0003884.htm   (888 words)

  
 Tejano Bob's Texas Page
Came to Texas from Mississippi June 3, 1836 after raising a company of volunteers to join the revolution, but he was too late for the battle of San Jacinto.
James Hogg was the first native-born Texas governor.
He was dismissed from office with the proviso that he never hold office in the state of Texas again.
www.angelfire.com /tx/tejanobob/texas.html   (2901 words)

  
 HENDERSON, James Pinckney (1808-1858) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
“James Pinckney Henderson in Europe: The Diplomacy of the Republic of Texas, 1837-1840.” Ph.D. dissertation, Texas Tech University, 1976.
Sexton, F.B. Pinckney Henderson.” Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 1 (January 1898): 187-203.
“J.P. Henderson Was the Diplomat of the Republic.” In The Texas Senator, pp.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=H000481   (74 words)

  
 J. Pinckney Henderson to Benjamin Loyd Beall, April 1846 - Texas State Library
Pinckney Henderson to Benjamin Loyd Beall, April 1846 - Texas State Library
James Pinckney Henderson to Benjamin Loyd Beall, April 13, 1846.
Records of J. Pinckney Henderson, Texas Office of the Governor, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /exhibits/indian/statehood/henderson-germans-1846.html   (67 words)

  
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He arrived at Velasco, Texas, on June 3, 1836, and was commissioned by David G. Burnet as brigadier general and sent to the United States to recruit for the Texas army.
Henderson was a member of the Convention of 1845, was elected governor of Texas in November 1845, and took office in February 1846.
After election by the Texas legislature to the United States Senate to succeed Thomas J. Rusk, Henderson served in the Senate from November 9, 1857, until his death, on June 4, 1858.
www.cemetery.state.tx.us /pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=44   (653 words)

  
 Texas Governor James Pinckney Henderson: An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1846-1847
James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of the state of Texas, held office from February 19, 1846 to December 21, 1847.
JPH to House of Representatives, Mar. 21, 1846,
JPH to House of Representatives, Dec. 20, 1847,
www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/tslac/40008/tsl-40008.html   (1405 words)

  
 Henderson Kentucky
1) " Henderson" -- In the context of Henderson Kentucky
2) " Kentucky" -- In the context of Henderson Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a southern state of the United States of America and was the 15 th state admitted to the Union.
www.lottery-news.net /dust45074-henderson_kentucky.html   (218 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Henderson
Henderson, James Henry Dickey (1810-1885) — of Oregon.
Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford; brother of Thomas Henderson; father of Archibald Henderson and Leonard Henderson.
Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford; uncle of Archibald Henderson and Leonard Henderson.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/henderson.html   (1349 words)

  
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Wood served with distinction at the battle of Monterrey but became involved in a controversy with Governor J. Pinckney Henderson, who had taken leave of the governor's office to command the regiment, over conduct of the battle.
Considered by his men to be a hero at the Battle of Monterrey, he was slighted by James Pinckney Henderson in the general's report.
They are the Counts, James, Prichards, Adens, and Mels, and with the help of his descendants, this writer has written a little of the history of this great man.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/2670/SANJAC-36.htm   (1313 words)

  
 Lincoln Economic Development Association - Historical   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Woodside: (NC 182) Constructed in 1798 by Lawson Henderson, this tall brick house is the third oldest extant dwelling in Lincoln County and the second oldest brick home.
Henderson's son, James Pinckney Henderson, was born here.
He later moved west where he emerged as a hero of the fight for the independence of Texas.
www.lincolneda.org /leda/CP_Historical.asp   (1114 words)

  
 George Whitfield Terrell
George Whitfield Terrell was born in 1803 in Nelson County, Kentucky, the third of nine children born to James Terrell and Penelope Lynch Adams.
In late 1810 or early 1811, James and Penelope Terrell moved to Giles County, Tennessee.
In the aftermath of the Mier Expedition, Thomas Rusk and James Mayfield attempted to organize a punitive raid against Mexico.
www.terrellproject.com /tx/id5.html   (4653 words)

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