Bill 'Jitterbug' Henderson
Full Name: Robert William "Jitterbug" HendersonDate of birth: September 5, 1919
Date of death: December 27, 1955
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 22-7 | Jan 13, 1953 - Mar 4, 1954 | 53rd (1) | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris |
(1) Henderson resigned 3/4/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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House District 22-7
Jan 13, 1953 - Mar 4, 1954 Legislatures: 53rd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
(1) Henderson resigned 3/4/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 16. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary and photo, "Jitterbug" Henderson, "Ex-Aggie Great Henderson Dead at 36," 12/28/1955, pp. 1-A, 13-A. Editorials, "'Come on Ole Army' -- Jitterbug's Spirit Lives," "Henderson, Finnegan Deaths Deprive City of Fine Citizens," Robert William (Jitterbug) Henderson, 12/29/1955, pp. 1-B, 2-B. Houston Chronicle.
Military Service Notes
- Artillery officer in the Philippines and Captain, World War II. Houston Chronicle.
Other Resources
- Obituary and photo, "'Jitterbug' Henderson Dies at 36, 12/28/1955, pp. 1, 6. Bryan Eagle.
- Robert W. Henderson, birth date 9/5/1919 in Fort Worth; death date 12/27/1955 in Houston, Harris County; salesman, sales (insurance); served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Robert William "Jitterbug" Henderson, birth date 9/15/1919, photos, death date 12/27/1955, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Henderson, Famed Aggie Star Dies," 12/28/1955, p. 10. "At A&M, Henderson won 14 letters in major sports as well as medals in boxing and handball. During each of his last two years, he won four varsity letters." Galveston Daily News.
- Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Photographs
- Photograph. Bill (Jitterbug) Henderson, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Congressional and Legislative Districts Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) Insurance Municipal and Private Corporations State Hospitals and Special Schools |
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