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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, March 31, 2008, commemorates the 200th anniversary |
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of the birth of James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of the |
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State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in North Carolina on that date in 1808, James |
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Pinckney Henderson was an attorney who was commissioned as a |
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brigadier general in 1836 and sent to the United States to recruit |
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for the Texas Army; he was appointed attorney general and minister |
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to France and England for the Republic of Texas, and after Texas |
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joined the United States, he became the first governor of the state, |
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serving from 1846 to 1847; and |
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WHEREAS, To ensure that students recognize the pivotal role |
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this notable statesman played in the history of the Lone Star State, |
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the Henderson County Commissioners Court has designated March 31 of |
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each year James Pinckney Henderson Remembrance Day in the county; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The original first lady of Texas, Frances Cox |
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Henderson, was born in Philadelphia on July 21, 1820; said to speak |
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at least 18 languages and accomplished in mathematics and music, |
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she studied law and aided her husband with his practice; a devout |
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Christian as well, she established Episcopal churches in San |
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Augustine, Rusk, Palestine, and Nacogdoches; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of the myriad contributions this |
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remarkable woman also made in behalf of this state, the San |
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Augustine County Commissioners Court has designated July 21 of each |
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year as Frances Cox Henderson Remembrance Day in the county; and |
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WHEREAS, James Pinckney Henderson and Frances Cox Henderson |
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figured prominently in the early development of this state, and it |
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is fitting that their lives and accomplishments be appropriately |
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recognized; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature hereby commemorate the |
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year of 2008 as the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Pinckney |
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Henderson and formally designate this year as The State of Texas |
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1846 First Family Remembrance Year; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the Commissioners Courts of Henderson and San Augustine |
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Counties as an expression of esteem by the Texas Senate and House of |
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Representatives. |