James Pinckney Henderson
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Marker Text: Born at Lincolnton, N.C. March 31, 1808. Brigadier General in the Texas Army, 1836. Attorney General, Secretary of State, 1836. Special Agent from Texas to England and France, 1837. First Governor of Texas, 1846-1847. Major General in the U.S. Army in charge of Texas forces in the Mexican War, 1846-1847. United States senator, 1857. Died at Washington, D.C. June 4, 1857. (1930)
Marker No. 14615
Gray Granite with Carved Decorative Design - Pre-centennial Marker
Geographic:
Location: Republic Hill, Section 2, Row M, Number 5. Texas State Cemetery. 909 Navasota Street, Austin
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