W.B. Henderson
Full Name: W. B. HendersonDate of birth: June 29, 1842
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 22 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (1) | Democrat | Wills Point / Van Zandt | Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood |
(1) W.D. Henderson, Van Zandt, Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
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House District 22
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 Legislatures: 16th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Wills Point / Van Zandt Counties in district: Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood |
(1) W.D. Henderson, Van Zandt, Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, W.B. Henderson, p. 258. Born 6/29/1842 in Cherokee County, Alabama; settled in Mount Pleasant, Titus County, in September 1865; subsequently moved to Van Zandt County; farmer. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, 1st Arkansas Infantry, Holmes' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia; afterwards attached to Govan's Brigade, Cleburne's Division, Army of Tennessee. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - W.B. Henderson, Van Zandt County, age 34, born circa 1846 in Alabama, commercial traveler, wife J.E. Henderson, female, age 30. FamilySearch.
- Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
Committee Information top
16th R.S. - 1879
Agriculture and Stock Raising Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Education Finance Internal Improvements |
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