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2 unusual facts about James Pinckney Henderson


Frances Cox Henderson

Frances Cox Henderson (1820–1897) was the wife of the first Governor of Texas, James Pinckney Henderson.

General Henderson

James Pinckney Henderson (1808 – 1858), Texan brigadier general, lawyer, politician and the first Governor of the State of Texas


Louis Wigfall

The Texas legislature elected Wigfall to the United States Senate in 1859 as a Democrat to the 36th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Pinckney Henderson.

The Marshall News Messenger

The Texas Republican and the Tri-Weekly Herald, both published by Robert W. Loughery, were credited with aiding the election of Marshall citizens J.P. Henderson, Edward Clark, and Pendleton Murrah to the Governor's office and Louis T. Wigfall to the U.S. Senate.


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